Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 81.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 53.4% more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 62.2% more in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 4.0 times more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 40.9% less in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.0% more in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 19.1% more in Brazzaville
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$14.38
FCFA8,274
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$7.87
FCFA4,529
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.56
|
$2.30
FCFA1,324
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.26
|
$1.49
FCFA859
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.00
|
$4.62
FCFA2,658
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR32.03
|
$3.38
FCFA1,945
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR30.51
|
$8.12
FCFA4,671
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR9.96
|
$2.94
FCFA1,692
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.18
|
$2.16
FCFA1,242
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.24
|
$1.11
FCFA639
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.92
|
$0.75
FCFA431
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.29
|
$1.66
FCFA953
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.65
|
$1.16
FCFA668
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR1.97
|
$0.84
FCFA483
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.17
|
$0.57
FCFA326
|
|
pay 62.2% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.50
|
$4.29
FCFA2,470
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR48.01
|
$23.44
FCFA13,487
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR158,441.23
|
$29,343.54
FCFA16,883,558
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR43.21
|
$12.45
FCFA7,163
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR106.81
|
$41.25
FCFA23,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,267.19
|
$589.16
FCFA338,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,571.32
|
$360.53
FCFA207,440
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR211.47
|
$621.28
FCFA357,471
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,060.28
|
$49.10
FCFA28,251
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR37,711.63
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,063,306
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$4.85
FCFA2,792
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.34
|
$4.14
FCFA2,381
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$3.25
FCFA1,870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR189.17
|
$41.25
FCFA23,731
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR20.17
|
$6.34
FCFA3,648
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR244.09
|
$57.50
FCFA33,084
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR147.97
|
$60.00
FCFA34,523
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR324.47
|
$100.00
FCFA57,538
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR309.68
|
$55.00
FCFA31,646
|
|
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