Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 65.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA830
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA686
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA915
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 91.6% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 59.6% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA706
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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