Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 6.2% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Canada, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.46
|
$14.38
FCFA8,670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.61
|
$7.87
FCFA4,746
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
$2.30
FCFA1,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Canada
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.39
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.82
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.57
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
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pay 2.4% less for transportation
Canada
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$5.99
|
$4.29
FCFA2,589
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$92.84
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,090.12
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.85
|
?? | |
pay 98.3% more for housing
Canada
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.56
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,702.36
|
$559.96
FCFA337,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,560.73
|
$360.53
FCFA217,371
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.12
|
$621.28
FCFA374,585
|
|
pay 60.7% less for childcare
Canada
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,013.36
|
$49.10
FCFA29,604
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,638.50
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,305,721
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.22
|
$4.85
FCFA2,926
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.86
|
$4.14
FCFA2,495
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.70
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.69
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.33
|
?? | |
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Canada
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.21
|
$57.50
FCFA34,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.17
|
$60.00
FCFA36,175
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$117.88
|
$100.00
FCFA60,292
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.36
|
$55.00
FCFA33,161
|
|
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