Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 8.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
|
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