Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.9 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 82.9% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.13
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.46
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.46
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.83
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.30
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.28
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.60
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.14
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.05
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.58
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.26
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.93
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.87
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.87
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.47
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.42
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,128.90
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.75
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$994.94
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,692.53
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,788.69
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,310.11
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,696.33
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$70,945.44
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.19
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.78
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.90
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$872.07
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.85
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 78.2% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.08
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$465.89
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,335.60
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,132.60
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
|
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