Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 93.7% more expensive than Bissau.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.1% more in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 2.6 times more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 14.4% more in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 93.9% more in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 14.2% less in Brazzaville
The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Bissau. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 61.1% more for restaurants
|
Bissau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA2,833
|
$14.38
FCFA8,313
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,450
|
$7.87
FCFA4,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA756
|
$2.30
FCFA1,330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA944
|
$1.49
FCFA863
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Bissau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA521
|
$4.62
FCFA2,670
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,206
|
$3.38
FCFA1,954
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,575
|
$8.12
FCFA4,693
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA2,833
|
$2.94
FCFA1,699
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,427
|
$2.16
FCFA1,248
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,071
|
$1.11
FCFA642
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA257
|
$0.75
FCFA433
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,071
|
$1.66
FCFA957
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA43
|
$1.16
FCFA671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA343
|
$0.84
FCFA485
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA343
|
$0.57
FCFA328
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
|
Bissau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,612
|
$4.29
FCFA2,482
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA14,782
|
$23.44
FCFA13,550
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA18,513,436
|
$29,343.54
FCFA16,962,192
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,014
|
$12.45
FCFA7,197
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Bissau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA26,168
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA250,850
|
$589.16
FCFA340,565
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA130,335
|
$360.53
FCFA208,406
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA43,851
|
$621.28
FCFA359,136
|
|
pay 93.9% more for childcare
|
Bissau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA442,587
|
$49.10
FCFA28,383
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,333,864
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,086,888
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bissau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA897
|
$4.85
FCFA2,805
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,181
|
$4.14
FCFA2,392
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA944
|
$3.25
FCFA1,879
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA33,057
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA944
|
$6.34
FCFA3,665
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
|
Bissau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA51,946
|
$57.50
FCFA33,238
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA33,057
|
$60.00
FCFA34,683
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA47,224
|
$100.00
FCFA57,806
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA61,391
|
$55.00
FCFA31,793
|
|
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