Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 43.7% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
$1.65
Rs499.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
$5.04
Rs1,521.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
$0.51
Rs154.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.25
Rs74.25
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
$0.74
Rs224.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
$4.34
Rs1,310.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
$5.48
Rs1,655.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
$2.19
Rs663.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
$2.25
Rs678.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
$2.49
Rs751.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA830
|
$0.42
Rs126.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
$2.10
Rs633.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
$0.70
Rs212.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA686
|
$0.55
Rs167.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA915
|
$0.38
Rs114.34
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
$5.24
Rs1,583.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.72
Rs1,426.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
$29,917.63
Rs9,036,830.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$2.83
Rs856.12
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$11.95
Rs3,610.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
$341.69
Rs103,210.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
$142.52
Rs43,049.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
$25.52
Rs7,709.39
|
|
pay 95.9% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
$26.09
Rs7,881.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
$520.92
Rs157,347.17
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA706
|
$1.57
Rs475.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
$1.85
Rs557.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
$6.30
Rs1,902.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
$12.09
Rs3,651.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
$3.15
Rs951.25
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
$24.08
Rs7,274.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
$16.10
Rs4,864.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
$54.57
Rs16,482.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
$29.14
Rs8,801.99
|
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