Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 77.5% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
$1.49
FCFA939
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
$0.75
FCFA471
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
$0.84
FCFA528
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
$0.57
FCFA357
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
|
pay 87.0% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
|
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