Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 5.6 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$1.49
FCFA908
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
?? |
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
?? | |
pay 15.3 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
?? | |
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
|
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