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
₩10,997
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,215
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,174
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,107
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,249
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,612
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,603
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,163
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,407
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,748
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,416
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,936
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,405
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩61,986
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,197
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 97.8% more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩684,756
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩538,102
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩4,999
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,028
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,002
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩14,996
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩174,338
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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