Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 91.4% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 64.2% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$202.81
|
$14.38
FCFA9,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$152.11
|
$7.87
FCFA4,956
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$22.05
|
$2.30
FCFA1,449
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.79
|
$1.49
FCFA940
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$50.09
|
$4.62
FCFA2,909
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.41
|
$3.38
FCFA2,128
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.50
|
$8.12
FCFA5,112
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.59
|
$2.94
FCFA1,851
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.94
|
$2.16
FCFA1,359
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.96
|
$1.11
FCFA700
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.67
|
$0.75
FCFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.32
|
$1.66
FCFA1,042
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.90
|
$1.16
FCFA731
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.38
|
$0.84
FCFA528
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.91
|
$0.57
FCFA357
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.73
|
$4.29
FCFA2,703
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$365.07
|
$23.44
FCFA14,759
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$380,276.89
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,475,812
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.99
|
$12.45
FCFA7,839
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$498.03
|
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,253.29
|
$589.16
FCFA370,955
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,117.91
|
$360.53
FCFA227,003
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$619.21
|
$621.28
FCFA391,183
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,789.91
|
$49.10
FCFA30,916
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$172,150.75
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,540,816
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.77
|
$4.85
FCFA3,055
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.41
|
$4.14
FCFA2,605
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$80.11
|
$3.25
FCFA2,046
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,096.75
|
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$101.41
|
$6.34
FCFA3,992
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,151.26
|
$57.50
FCFA36,204
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$838.78
|
$60.00
FCFA37,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,879.27
|
$100.00
FCFA62,964
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,877.98
|
$55.00
FCFA34,630
|
|
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