Cost of living comparison

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Brazzaville is 14.0% cheaper than Ottawa.

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.96
CA$25.44
$14.38
FCFA8,924
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.78
CA$15.26
$7.87
FCFA4,885
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
CA$3.07
$2.30
FCFA1,428

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

 
Ottawa
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$2.65
CA$3.75
$4.62
FCFA2,867
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.28
CA$8.89
$3.38
FCFA2,097
Milk (1 gallon) $9.92
CA$14.05
$8.12
FCFA5,038

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pay 21.2% less for transportation

 
Ottawa
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.15
CA$5.88
$4.29
FCFA2,664
Monthly public transit pass $92.50
CA$131.00
$23.44
FCFA14,546
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,412.64
CA$34,571.96
$29,343.54
FCFA18,209,262

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pay 56.2% more for housing

 
Ottawa
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.21
CA$71.11
$41.25
FCFA25,595
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,425.51
CA$2,018.74
$589.16
FCFA365,603
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,269.57
CA$1,797.90
$360.53
FCFA223,728

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pay 75.5% less for childcare

 
Ottawa
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.72
CA$1,415.76
$49.10
FCFA30,470
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,936.07
CA$28,232.47
$8,800.00
FCFA5,460,879

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
CA$8.14
$4.85
FCFA3,011
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
CA$5.25
$4.14
FCFA2,568
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.93
CA$18.31
$3.25
FCFA2,017

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

 
Ottawa
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.20
CA$81.00
$57.50
FCFA35,682
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.39
CA$62.86
$60.00
FCFA37,233
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.78
CA$138.47
$100.00
FCFA62,055

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