Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.1 times more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$1.14
FCFA692
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$1.51
FCFA922
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
|
pay 74.9% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
$1.17
FCFA712
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
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