Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 10.2% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
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