Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.6 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$14.38
FCFA9,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$7.87
FCFA4,956
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$2.30
FCFA1,449
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.49
FCFA940
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$4.62
FCFA2,909
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$3.38
FCFA2,128
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$8.12
FCFA5,112
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$2.94
FCFA1,851
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$2.16
FCFA1,359
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$1.11
FCFA700
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.75
FCFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.66
FCFA1,042
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$1.16
FCFA731
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.84
FCFA528
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.57
FCFA357
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.29
FCFA2,703
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.44
FCFA14,759
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,475,812
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.45
FCFA7,839
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$589.16
FCFA370,955
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$360.53
FCFA227,003
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$621.28
FCFA391,183
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$49.10
FCFA30,916
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,540,816
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$4.85
FCFA3,055
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$4.14
FCFA2,605
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$3.25
FCFA2,046
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.34
FCFA3,992
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.50
FCFA36,204
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.00
FCFA37,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.00
FCFA62,964
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$55.00
FCFA34,630
|
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