Cost of living comparison

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Brazzaville is 85.3% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.22
BND4.34
$14.38
FCFA8,982
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.27
BND7.09
$7.87
FCFA4,917
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BND1.12
$2.30
FCFA1,437

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.92
BND2.58
$4.62
FCFA2,885
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.50
BND2.03
$3.38
FCFA2,111
Milk (1 gallon) $6.51
BND8.77
$8.12
FCFA5,071

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pay 37.7% more for transportation

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.51
BND2.04
$4.29
FCFA2,682
Monthly public transit pass $22.57
BND30.39
$23.44
FCFA14,641
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,582.11
BND34,445.46
$29,343.54
FCFA18,328,033

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.92
BND69.91
$41.25
FCFA25,762
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $605.59
BND815.41
$589.16
FCFA367,988
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $529.98
BND713.60
$360.53
FCFA225,187

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pay 48.4% less for childcare

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $127.91
BND172.23
$49.10
FCFA30,668
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,586.95
BND18,294.37
$8,800.00
FCFA5,496,497

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pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.88
BND2.53
$4.85
FCFA3,031
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.12
BND4.20
$4.14
FCFA2,584
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.05
BND20.26
$3.25
FCFA2,030

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pay 55.8% more for clothing

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$22.90
BND30.84
$57.50
FCFA35,915
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.54
BND41.12
$60.00
FCFA37,476
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.33
BND118.93
$100.00
FCFA62,460

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