Cost of living comparison

 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
compared to
 Thimphu, Bhutan
Thimphu vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Thimphu is 19.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants
pay 76.4% less in Thimphu
Groceries
pay 45.2% less in Thimphu
Transportation
pay 24.5% less in Thimphu
Housing
pay 69.6% less in Thimphu
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Thimphu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.5% less in Thimphu
Clothing
pay 68.2% less in Thimphu

Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Thimphu. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Thimphu.

Thimphu vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thimphu instead of Brazzaville, you would:

pay 76.4% less for restaurants

 
Brazzaville
Thimphu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.38
FCFA8,313
$2.95
BTN252.09
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.87
FCFA4,550
$2.95
BTN252.09
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.30
FCFA1,330
$0.55
BTN47.39

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

 
Brazzaville
Thimphu
Bread
1 loaf
$4.62
FCFA2,670
$0.94
BTN80.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.38
FCFA1,954
$1.68
BTN143.69
Milk (1 gallon) $8.12
FCFA4,693
$3.17
BTN271.01

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pay 24.5% less for transportation

 
Brazzaville
Thimphu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
FCFA2,482
$3.93
BTN335.86
Monthly public transit pass $23.44
FCFA13,550
$3.97
BTN339.34
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,343.54
FCFA16,962,192
$21,215.98
BTN1,815,033.45

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pay 69.6% less for housing

 
Brazzaville
Thimphu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.25
FCFA23,842
$31.25
BTN2,673.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $589.16
FCFA340,565
$124.45
BTN10,646.84
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $360.53
FCFA208,406
$79.38
BTN6,791.17

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Brazzaville
Thimphu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $49.10
FCFA28,383
$246.05
BTN21,049.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,800.00
FCFA5,086,888
$677.73
BTN57,980.24

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Brazzaville
Thimphu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.85
FCFA2,805
$6.43
BTN550.21
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.14
FCFA2,392
$1.53
BTN131.09
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.25
FCFA1,879
$3.83
BTN327.71

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pay 68.2% less for clothing

 
Brazzaville
Thimphu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.50
FCFA33,238
$9.43
BTN806.68
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
FCFA34,683
$11.79
BTN1,008.35
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.00
FCFA57,806
$32.41
BTN2,772.97

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