Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 34.3% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.4% less in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 1.7% less in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 54.3% less in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 6.8% less in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 83.2% less in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.3% less in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 23.6% less in Brazzaville
Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing are lower in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of London, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
London
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.14
|
$14.38
FCFA8,070
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.65
|
$7.87
FCFA4,417
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.82
|
$2.30
FCFA1,291
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$1.49
FCFA838
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
London
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.53
|
$4.62
FCFA2,592
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.18
|
$3.38
FCFA1,897
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.68
|
$8.12
FCFA4,556
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.29
|
$2.94
FCFA1,650
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.16
|
$2.16
FCFA1,212
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.16
|
$1.11
FCFA624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.56
|
$0.75
FCFA420
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.07
|
$1.66
FCFA929
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.33
|
$1.16
FCFA652
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.84
FCFA471
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.52
|
$0.57
FCFA318
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
London
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.48
|
$4.29
FCFA2,409
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£191.37
|
$23.44
FCFA13,154
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,064.09
|
$29,343.54
FCFA16,466,750
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.12
|
$12.45
FCFA6,986
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
London
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.84
|
$41.25
FCFA23,146
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,099.91
|
$589.16
FCFA330,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,528.92
|
$360.53
FCFA202,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£195.51
|
$621.28
FCFA348,646
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
London
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,728.85
|
$49.10
FCFA27,554
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,664.01
|
$8,800.00
FCFA4,938,307
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.12
|
$4.85
FCFA2,723
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.56
|
$4.14
FCFA2,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.64
|
$3.25
FCFA1,824
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£48.65
|
$41.25
FCFA23,146
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£11.96
|
$6.34
FCFA3,558
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
London
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£71.82
|
$57.50
FCFA32,267
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.45
|
$60.00
FCFA33,670
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£85.10
|
$100.00
FCFA56,117
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£100.28
|
$55.00
FCFA30,864
|
|
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