Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 90.2% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Apia, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
|
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
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