Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.1 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$0.71
FCFA436
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$1.37
FCFA842
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
|
pay 56.5% more for clothing
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
|
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