Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.0 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$11.21
FCFA7,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$10.00
FCFA6,439
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.83
|
$1.64
FCFA1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
EC$3.80
|
$0.76
FCFA491
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
EC$3.73
|
$1.26
FCFA813
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$7.83
FCFA5,044
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$7.67
FCFA4,936
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$3.00
FCFA1,934
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.26
|
$2.65
FCFA1,706
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$2.64
FCFA1,697
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$1.47
FCFA949
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$2.38
FCFA1,533
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.83
FCFA1,826
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$1.76
FCFA1,132
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
EC$2.59
|
$1.59
FCFA1,022
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.72
EC$15.45
|
$5.00
FCFA3,218
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,751.57
EC$75,000.00
|
$35,000.00
FCFA22,537,605
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.84
FCFA8,913
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.31
EC$314.33
|
$300.00
FCFA193,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$1,250.79
FCFA805,421
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.85
EC$683.33
|
$1,700.00
FCFA1,094,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.42
EC$160.59
|
$152.94
FCFA98,484
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.42
EC$341.67
|
$850.00
FCFA547,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$19,800.00
FCFA12,749,845
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.17
FCFA752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
EC$11.17
|
$3.91
FCFA2,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
EC$13.50
|
$1.34
FCFA860
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$50.06
FCFA32,237
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$8.34
FCFA5,373
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$35.00
FCFA22,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$58.33
FCFA37,563
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$155.00
FCFA99,809
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$111.72
FCFA71,939
|
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