Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.1% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Athens, you would:
pay 38.4% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.16
|
$14.38
FCFA8,802
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
$7.87
FCFA4,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.98
|
$2.30
FCFA1,408
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.49
FCFA913
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.42
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
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pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.15
|
$4.29
FCFA2,628
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.31
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,565.26
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.32
|
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pay 77.7% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€588.07
|
$559.96
FCFA342,721
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€497.19
|
$360.53
FCFA220,659
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€153.98
|
$621.28
FCFA380,252
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€450.65
|
$49.10
FCFA30,052
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,693.91
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,385,978
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$4.85
FCFA2,970
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.38
|
$4.14
FCFA2,532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€43.41
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.09
|
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pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€83.97
|
$57.50
FCFA35,192
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.50
|
$60.00
FCFA36,723
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€88.98
|
$100.00
FCFA61,204
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€108.90
|
$55.00
FCFA33,662
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