Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.5 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 21.4% more for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.51
FCFA932
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
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