Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.4 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.3 times more in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7 times more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 31.4% more in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 8.5 times more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 53.2% more in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 84.2% more in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 91.3% more in Brazzaville
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR201.60
|
$14.38
FCFA8,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR1,007.01
|
$7.87
FCFA4,550
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR62.42
|
$2.30
FCFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR22.13
|
$1.49
FCFA863
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR77.45
|
$4.62
FCFA2,670
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR642.68
|
$3.38
FCFA1,954
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR434.23
|
$8.12
FCFA4,693
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR222.34
|
$2.94
FCFA1,699
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR202.32
|
$2.16
FCFA1,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR148.83
|
$1.11
FCFA642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR64.41
|
$0.75
FCFA433
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR71.49
|
$1.66
FCFA957
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.82
|
$1.16
FCFA671
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.76
|
$0.84
FCFA485
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR40.08
|
$0.57
FCFA328
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR664.22
|
$4.29
FCFA2,482
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,360.82
|
$23.44
FCFA13,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,536,069.77
|
$29,343.54
FCFA16,962,192
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,512.02
|
$12.45
FCFA7,197
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,426.73
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR26,226.88
|
$589.16
FCFA340,565
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,965.21
|
$360.53
FCFA208,406
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,613.29
|
$621.28
FCFA359,136
|
|
pay 53.2% more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,577.28
|
$49.10
FCFA28,383
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR476,287.33
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,086,888
|
|
pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR352.81
|
$4.85
FCFA2,805
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR227.19
|
$4.14
FCFA2,392
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR403.21
|
$3.25
FCFA1,879
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,108.05
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR453.61
|
$6.34
FCFA3,665
|
|
pay 91.3% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,287.68
|
$57.50
FCFA33,238
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,269.24
|
$60.00
FCFA34,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,294.85
|
$100.00
FCFA57,806
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,168.37
|
$55.00
FCFA31,793
|
|
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