Cost of living comparison

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Brazzaville is 95.2% more expensive than Port Louis.

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Port Louis, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Port Louis
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.88
MUR277.59
$14.38
FCFA9,044
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.35
MUR252.35
$7.87
FCFA4,951
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.94
MUR44.30
$2.30
FCFA1,447

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pay 56.0% more for groceries

 
Port Louis
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
MUR40.02
$4.62
FCFA2,905
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.77
MUR272.54
$3.38
FCFA2,126
Milk (1 gallon) $5.77
MUR272.39
$8.12
FCFA5,106

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

 
Port Louis
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.87
MUR277.07
$4.29
FCFA2,700
Monthly public transit pass $21.64
MUR1,021.52
$23.44
FCFA14,742
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

 
Port Louis
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
$41.25
FCFA25,940
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.57
MUR23,721.13
$589.16
FCFA370,528
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $395.64
MUR18,674.08
$360.53
FCFA226,742

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pay 25.5% more for childcare

 
Port Louis
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $218.85
MUR10,329.63
$49.10
FCFA30,880
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441

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pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Louis
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
MUR105.99
$4.85
FCFA3,052
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.22
MUR104.87
$4.14
FCFA2,602
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.52
MUR307.87
$3.25
FCFA2,044

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

 
Port Louis
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
$57.50
FCFA36,163
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
$60.00
FCFA37,735
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
$100.00
FCFA62,891

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