Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 85.5% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱293.20
|
$14.38
FCFA8,529
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱244.33
|
$7.87
FCFA4,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱53.44
|
$2.30
FCFA1,365
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.28
|
$1.49
FCFA885
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱74.85
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱240.48
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱392.06
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱116.77
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱127.93
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱83.23
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱43.16
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱86.22
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱54.39
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱61.12
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱77.08
|
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pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱242.42
|
$4.29
FCFA2,546
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱569.09
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,465,983.32
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱149.53
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,625.57
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,165.54
|
$559.96
FCFA332,092
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱13,743.53
|
$360.53
FCFA213,816
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,453.64
|
$621.28
FCFA368,459
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,077.65
|
$49.10
FCFA29,120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱809,781.26
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,218,952
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱68.41
|
$4.85
FCFA2,878
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱165.92
|
$4.14
FCFA2,454
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱166.14
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,352.55
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱366.50
|
?? | |
pay 54.0% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,856.86
|
$57.50
FCFA34,101
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,533.11
|
$60.00
FCFA35,584
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,116.19
|
$100.00
FCFA59,306
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,624.16
|
$55.00
FCFA32,618
|
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