Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 84.2% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 87.5% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 63.4% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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