Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 36.1% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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