Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 54.0% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.63
£73.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$836.18
£666.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
|
pay 43.5% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$41.78
£33.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$80.83
£64.42
|
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