Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 66.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,055
|
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,956
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,449
|
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA940
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,909
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,128
|
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,112
|
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,851
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,359
|
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,042
|
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,703
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,759
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,475,812
|
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,839
|
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,955
|
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA227,003
|
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA391,183
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,916
|
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,540,816
|
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,055
|
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,605
|
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,046
|
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,992
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,204
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,778
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,964
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,630
|
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
|
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