Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 8.0 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs490.60
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,495.17
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs151.76
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs72.94
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Colombo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs220.36
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,287.66
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,626.27
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs651.31
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs667.00
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs738.66
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs124.05
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs622.76
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs209.18
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs164.08
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs112.33
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,555.61
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,401.72
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs8,877,579.94
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs841.03
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,546.96
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs101,391.34
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,290.84
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,573.54
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 31.4 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,742.85
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs154,574.33
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs467.24
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs547.66
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,868.96
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,587.05
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs934.48
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,146.04
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,778.60
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,192.32
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,646.88
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
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