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Brazzaville vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 49.1% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 14.6% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 88.9% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 66.2% more in Brazzaville

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Brazzaville are more expensive than in St. George's. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.58 FCFA881	-14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$1.58 FCFA881	+0.2%
Average			+1.1%

St. George's vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.6% more for groceries

	St. George's	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+195.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$3.38 FCFA1,889	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$8.76 FCFA4,897	-40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.94 FCFA1,643	-27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.16 FCFA1,207	-17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.11 FCFA621	-7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.81 FCFA451	-3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.66 FCFA925	+109.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$1.16 FCFA649	-13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.84 FCFA469	+18.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.57 FCFA317	-19.7%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	St. George's	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$4.74 FCFA2,651	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$23.44 FCFA13,100	-36.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.74 FCFA6,003
Average			-8.9%

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pay 88.9% more for housing

	St. George's	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$551.55 FCFA308,248	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+60.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+305.2%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-3.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	+277.5%
Average			+136.8%

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pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+185.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$4.05 FCFA2,263	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.25 FCFA1,816	+75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-47.4%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 66.2% more for clothing

	St. George's	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$57.50 FCFA32,136	+122.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+135.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-27.5%
Average			+66.2%

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