Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 87.5% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 56.6% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 81.6% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 41.8% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 35.5% more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.9% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

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Brazzaville vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 56.6% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$8.40 FCFA4,903	+119.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$4.93 FCFA2,880	-34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.60 FCFA935	+128.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$1.32 FCFA769	+401.4%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

	Colombo	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$4.78 FCFA2,790	+769.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$8.09 FCFA4,722	+17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$10.66 FCFA6,225	+76.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$2.93 FCFA1,713	+79.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$4.17 FCFA2,437	+89.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$1.11 FCFA648	-63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$0.77 FCFA452	+108.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$1.65 FCFA965	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$1.35 FCFA790	+139.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$1.19 FCFA697	+161.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$1.06 FCFA617	+199.7%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 41.8% more for transportation

	Colombo	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$5.01 FCFA2,924	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$23.39 FCFA13,657	+225.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$12.49 FCFA7,289	+279.0%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Colombo	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$42.68 FCFA24,915	+105.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$450.79 FCFA263K	+66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$631.61 FCFA369K	+1435.4%
Average			+150.7%

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pay 35.5% more for childcare

	Colombo	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$51.21 FCFA29,898	+35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	??
Average			+35.5%

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pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$5.70 FCFA3,326	+158.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$3.97 FCFA2,316	+57.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$3.76 FCFA2,193	-63.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$25.82 FCFA15,074	+84.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$5.72 FCFA3,342	+26.3%
Average			+47.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Colombo	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	??

Colombo vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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