Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 0.5% more expensive than Iceland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.9% less in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 15.9% less in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 46.8% less in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 17.1% less in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.9% less in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 37.6% less in Brazzaville
Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and groceries are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,740
|
$14.38
FCFA9,199
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,393
|
$7.87
FCFA5,035
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK397
|
$2.30
FCFA1,472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK286
|
$1.49
FCFA955
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK417
|
$4.62
FCFA2,955
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,026
|
$3.38
FCFA2,162
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK848
|
$8.12
FCFA5,193
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK765
|
$2.94
FCFA1,881
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,202
|
$2.16
FCFA1,381
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK173
|
$1.11
FCFA711
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK145
|
$0.75
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK165
|
$1.66
FCFA1,059
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK265
|
$1.16
FCFA743
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK174
|
$0.84
FCFA537
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK111
|
$0.57
FCFA363
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,181
|
$4.29
FCFA2,746
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK10,067
|
$23.44
FCFA14,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,742,912
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,770,394
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,112
|
$12.45
FCFA7,964
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Iceland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,194
|
$41.25
FCFA26,384
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK259,604
|
$589.16
FCFA376,870
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK211,545
|
$360.53
FCFA230,622
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,194
|
$621.28
FCFA397,420
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK36,463
|
$49.10
FCFA31,408
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK846,592
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,629,160
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,298
|
$4.85
FCFA3,104
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK657
|
$4.14
FCFA2,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,660
|
$3.25
FCFA2,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,681
|
$41.25
FCFA26,384
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK2,027
|
$6.34
FCFA4,056
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,710
|
$57.50
FCFA36,781
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,430
|
$60.00
FCFA38,381
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,903
|
$100.00
FCFA63,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK26,058
|
$55.00
FCFA35,182
|
|
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