Cost of living comparison
Manila is 43.0% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Manila instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA939
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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