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
FCFA9,044
|
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA939
|
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
|
pay 22.6% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
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