Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 54.6% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 87.2% more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$1.49
FCFA939
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$0.75
FCFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$0.84
FCFA528
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$0.57
FCFA357
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
|
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