Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 8.4% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA939
|
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
|
pay 52.8% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
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