Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 31.2% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 75.4% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.51
FCFA932
|
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pay 4.6% more for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$92.81
FCFA57,122
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