Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 71.7% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.99
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.83
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.89
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.20
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Taipei
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.68
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$278.60
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$383.86
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$111.25
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$137.12
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$69.30
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$33.11
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.59
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$53.11
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$42.13
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.65
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.73
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,372.39
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,072,181.39
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$300.21
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Taipei
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$850.81
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,371.45
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,620.05
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,267.44
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 14.4% more for childcare
Taipei
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,486.03
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$523,758.94
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.69
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$139.38
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,293.81
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$343.10
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,690.22
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$985.46
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,083.65
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,754.78
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
|
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