Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 42.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
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