Cost of living comparison
London is 5.8 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in London instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 38.4% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA908
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
£0.53
|
pay 67.6% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 25.1 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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