Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 12.9% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 96.4% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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