Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 6.6% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 58.6% more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩11,395
|
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,295
|
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,216
|
$1.49
FCFA939
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,436
|
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,656
|
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,851
|
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,770
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,241
|
$0.75
FCFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,530
|
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,883
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,503
|
$0.84
FCFA528
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩2,006
|
$0.57
FCFA357
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,636
|
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩64,228
|
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,602
|
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
|
pay 97.8% more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩709,526
|
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩557,567
|
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,180
|
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,210
|
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩77,715
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,539
|
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩180,644
|
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
|
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