Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 50.7% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
$22.36
£17.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
$8.43
£6.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$1.92
£1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$1.65
£1.32
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.49
£1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
$3.19
£2.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
$5.12
£4.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
$2.94
£2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$3.13
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
$1.09
£0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
$1.18
£0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.35
£1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA932
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
$6.94
£5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.75
£31.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
$23,599.90
£18,945.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
$15.90
£12.76
|
|
pay 56.2% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$50.51
£40.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
$1,090.29
£875.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
$908.29
£729.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
$115.99
£93.11
|
|
pay 35.5% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
$838.42
£673.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
$17,699.93
£14,208.83
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$4.35
£3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
$3.62
£2.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
$37.88
£30.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
$9.94
£7.98
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
$49.06
£39.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
$35.28
£28.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
$53.00
£42.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
$53.00
£42.54
|
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