Cost of living comparison
Managua is 33.8% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Managua instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$4.95
C$182.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$5.52
C$203.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$0.65
C$23.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$0.76
C$28.01
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$1.38
C$50.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$1.90
C$70.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$3.95
C$145.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$1.98
C$73.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$2.29
C$84.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$2.18
C$80.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$0.48
C$17.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.78
C$28.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$0.69
C$25.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.67
C$24.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.55
C$20.30
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$4.73
C$174.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
C$368.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
$19,000.00
C$700,948.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$10.46
C$385.99
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$58.25
C$2,148.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$235.71
C$8,695.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$186.67
C$6,886.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$52.74
C$1,945.64
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$126.63
C$4,671.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$3,774.75
C$139,258.13
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$1.95
C$71.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$2.17
C$79.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$3.00
C$110.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$30.40
C$1,121.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$6.57
C$242.48
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$46.93
C$1,731.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$42.70
C$1,575.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$77.56
C$2,861.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$80.63
C$2,974.48
|
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