Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 95.8% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 58.1% more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 29.0% more in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 5.8 times more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 30.3% less in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.5% more in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 8.7% more in Brazzaville
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$14.38
FCFA8,009
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.87
FCFA4,384
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.30
FCFA1,282
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.49
FCFA831
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$4.62
FCFA2,573
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.38
FCFA1,882
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$8.12
FCFA4,521
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.94
FCFA1,637
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.16
FCFA1,202
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.11
FCFA619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.75
FCFA417
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.66
FCFA922
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.16
FCFA647
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.84
FCFA467
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.57
FCFA316
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.29
FCFA2,391
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$23.44
FCFA13,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$29,343.54
FCFA16,341,487
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$12.45
FCFA6,933
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$41.25
FCFA22,969
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$589.16
FCFA328,102
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$360.53
FCFA200,779
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$621.28
FCFA345,994
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$49.10
FCFA27,344
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$8,800.00
FCFA4,900,741
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$4.85
FCFA2,702
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$4.14
FCFA2,304
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.25
FCFA1,810
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$41.25
FCFA22,969
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$6.34
FCFA3,531
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$57.50
FCFA32,022
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$60.00
FCFA33,414
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$100.00
FCFA55,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$55.00
FCFA30,630
|
|
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