Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 14.0% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Ottawa, you would:
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.17
|
$1.49
FCFA926
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
CA$4.69
|
$2.94
FCFA1,824
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
CA$8.34
|
$2.16
FCFA1,340
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
CA$2.74
|
$1.11
FCFA690
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$0.75
FCFA464
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
CA$2.04
|
$1.66
FCFA1,027
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.39
|
$1.16
FCFA721
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.70
|
$0.84
FCFA521
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
CA$1.85
|
$0.57
FCFA352
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.80
CA$26.62
|
$12.45
FCFA7,726
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.33
CA$185.99
|
$621.28
FCFA385,540
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.27
CA$65.53
|
$41.25
FCFA25,595
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
$6.34
FCFA3,934
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.86
CA$156.99
|
$55.00
FCFA34,130
|
|
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