Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.9 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.170
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.440
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.570
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.890
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.680
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.210
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND806.840
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND551.200
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 60.9% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.830
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.070
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.030
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.240
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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