Cost of living comparison
London is 2.1 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in London instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 55.9% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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