Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 56.3% more expensive than Sarajevo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.1% more in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 72.4% more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 6.7% more in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 58.9% more in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.0% more in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 7.3% more in Brazzaville
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Sarajevo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 66.1% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.39
|
$14.38
FCFA9,148
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.47
|
$7.87
FCFA5,007
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.31
|
$2.30
FCFA1,464
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.88
|
$1.49
FCFA949
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.91
|
$4.62
FCFA2,939
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.78
|
$3.38
FCFA2,150
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.23
|
$8.12
FCFA5,165
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.11
|
$2.94
FCFA1,870
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM6.03
|
$2.16
FCFA1,373
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.98
|
$1.11
FCFA707
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.49
|
$0.75
FCFA476
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.32
|
$1.66
FCFA1,053
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.65
|
$1.16
FCFA739
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.80
|
$0.84
FCFA534
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.82
|
$0.57
FCFA361
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.60
|
$4.29
FCFA2,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.86
|
$23.44
FCFA14,911
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,848.43
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,666,635
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM15.07
|
$12.45
FCFA7,920
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM55.02
|
$41.25
FCFA26,238
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM696.82
|
$589.16
FCFA374,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM484.23
|
$360.53
FCFA229,347
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM255.91
|
$621.28
FCFA395,223
|
|
pay 58.9% more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM399.10
|
$49.10
FCFA31,235
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,664.34
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,598,043
|
|
pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.16
|
$4.85
FCFA3,087
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.47
|
$4.14
FCFA2,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.44
|
$3.25
FCFA2,067
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM62.05
|
$41.25
FCFA26,238
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.39
|
$6.34
FCFA4,033
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM174.95
|
$57.50
FCFA36,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM58.66
|
$60.00
FCFA38,168
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM165.55
|
$100.00
FCFA63,614
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM177.84
|
$55.00
FCFA34,988
|
|
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