Cost of living comparison
Manila is 51.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Manila instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,799
|
$5.21
₱304.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,817
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,408
|
$0.95
₱55.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA913
|
$0.48
₱28.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.33
₱77.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
₱249.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.97
₱407.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.08
₱121.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
₱132.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
₱86.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
₱44.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.53
₱89.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
₱56.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
₱63.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
₱80.06
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,627
|
$4.31
₱251.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.12
₱591.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.66
₱155.30
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA342,635
|
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA220,604
|
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA380,157
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,044
|
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,384,637
|
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,969
|
$1.22
₱71.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,532
|
$2.95
₱172.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.95
₱172.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.52
₱380.64
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,184
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,713
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA61,189
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,654
|
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
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