Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 3.2 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 83.5% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
|
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