Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 10.4% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of United States, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
United States
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
United States
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.14
FCFA698
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.51
FCFA931
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
United States
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 95.4% more for housing
United States
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
United States
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
United States
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
|
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