Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 15.2% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Castries, you would:
pay 38.4% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.49
FCFA939
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.75
FCFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.84
FCFA528
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.57
FCFA357
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
|
pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
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