Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 5.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.34
|
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.66
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.44
|
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.18
|
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.03
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.66
|
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.48
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.53
|
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.71
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.42
|
$1.14
FCFA698
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$1.51
FCFA931
|
|
pay 93.4% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.84
|
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.51
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳625.02
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.08
|
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
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