Cost of living comparison
Lima is 8.1% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Lima instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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