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
FCFA8,946
|
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
|
pay 83.0% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
|
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