Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.1 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA908
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
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