Cost of living comparison
London is 73.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in London instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 58.4% more for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.21
FCFA6,442
|
$24.63
£19.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
FCFA5,749
|
$8.00
£6.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
FCFA943
|
$2.01
£1.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
FCFA438
|
$1.61
£1.25
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
FCFA726
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.83
FCFA4,504
|
$4.00
£3.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
FCFA4,407
|
$4.86
£3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,727
|
$2.95
£2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
FCFA1,523
|
$3.40
£2.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
FCFA1,515
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA848
|
$0.74
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
FCFA1,369
|
$1.03
£0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.83
FCFA1,630
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
FCFA1,011
|
$0.70
£0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA913
|
$0.62
£0.48
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FCFA2,873
|
$7.51
£5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$197.04
£152.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
FCFA20,122,199
|
$30,110.17
£23,263.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
FCFA7,958
|
$22.78
£17.60
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA172,476
|
$37.21
£28.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.79
FCFA719,102
|
$2,204.45
£1,703.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,700.00
FCFA977,364
|
$1,587.69
£1,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
FCFA87,929
|
$227.40
£175.70
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$850.00
FCFA488,682
|
$1,951.81
£1,508.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,800.00
FCFA11,383,416
|
$23,621.71
£18,250.60
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA672
|
$7.39
£5.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
FCFA2,245
|
$3.99
£3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA768
|
$16.01
£12.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA28,782
|
$58.78
£45.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA4,797
|
$16.01
£12.37
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.00
FCFA20,122
|
$93.76
£72.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.33
FCFA33,537
|
$41.53
£32.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
FCFA89,113
|
$96.53
£74.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
FCFA64,229
|
$117.72
£90.96
|
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