Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 32.0% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA939
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
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