Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 79.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.50
|
$14.38
FCFA8,982
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.74
|
$7.87
FCFA4,917
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
$2.30
FCFA1,437
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
$1.49
FCFA932
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
$4.62
FCFA2,885
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.75
|
$3.38
FCFA2,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.48
|
$8.12
FCFA5,071
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.09
|
$2.94
FCFA1,836
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.39
|
$2.16
FCFA1,349
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$1.11
FCFA694
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
$0.75
FCFA467
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$1.66
FCFA1,034
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
$1.16
FCFA725
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
$0.84
FCFA524
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$0.57
FCFA354
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.10
|
$4.29
FCFA2,682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN89.00
|
$23.44
FCFA14,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN86,430.84
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,328,033
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN75.16
|
$12.45
FCFA7,776
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN99.12
|
$41.25
FCFA25,762
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,147.68
|
$589.16
FCFA367,988
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,357.11
|
$360.53
FCFA225,187
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN164.21
|
$621.28
FCFA388,054
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN797.31
|
$49.10
FCFA30,668
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,172.88
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,496,497
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$4.85
FCFA3,031
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
$4.14
FCFA2,584
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.78
|
$3.25
FCFA2,030
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN113.86
|
$41.25
FCFA25,762
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.67
|
$6.34
FCFA3,960
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN159.67
|
$57.50
FCFA35,915
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN130.53
|
$60.00
FCFA37,476
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN317.93
|
$100.00
FCFA62,460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN352.05
|
$55.00
FCFA34,353
|
|
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