Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 27.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,055
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,956
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,449
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA940
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,909
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,128
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,112
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,851
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,359
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,042
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,703
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,759
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,475,812
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,839
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,955
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA227,003
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA391,183
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,916
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,540,816
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,055
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,605
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,046
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,992
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,204
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,778
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,964
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,630
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
|
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