Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 4.4% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 27.3% more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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