Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.9 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.240
|
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.850
|
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.920
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.060
|
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.920
|
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.570
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.400
|
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.470
|
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.570
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.900
|
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$1.14
FCFA692
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$1.51
FCFA922
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.890
|
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.220
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND123,248.560
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.140
|
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.010
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND737.500
|
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND568.560
|
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND126.490
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND298.450
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,410.390
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
|
pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.140
|
$1.17
FCFA712
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.570
|
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND89.840
|
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.410
|
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND141.430
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND150.120
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND306.070
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND225.410
|
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
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