Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 40.3% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$96.36
AED353.90
|
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