Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 75.1% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 22.6% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
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