Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 31.5% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Doha
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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