Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 95.3% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$1.49
FCFA939
|
|
pay 41.3% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$0.75
FCFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$0.84
FCFA528
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$0.57
FCFA357
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
|
pay 70.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
|
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