Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.4 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 85.6% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS702
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 49.3% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
|
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