Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 70.0% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA939
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 83.0% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
|
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