Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 20.2% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,271
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,906
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,581
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,236
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,536
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,614
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 53.7% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,771
|
$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 77.7% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,234,589
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267
|
$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
|
Bangui
|
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 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
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