Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.3 times more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
$0.71
FCFA436
|
|
pay 96.8% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
$1.37
FCFA842
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 50.1% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
|
pay 82.7% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
|
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