Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 39.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 62.0% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.49
FCFA908
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
?? |
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
?? | |
pay 0.6% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
?? | |
pay 44.5% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
|
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