Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 49.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
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