Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 55.9% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭64,207
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,656
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,445
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭221,927
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,721
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,284
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,093
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭48,093
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭112,183
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 96.0% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,154
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,875
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
|
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