Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 69.0% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
$15.24
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
$3.08
€2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA908
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.14
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.94
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.68
€4.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.38
€5.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.65
€1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.80
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€49.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,415.23
€30,073.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.46
€23.62
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.52
€39.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
$1,392.07
€1,291.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
$988.74
€917.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
$278.35
€258.23
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
$209.09
€193.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
$9,427.53
€8,746.39
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
$4.90
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
$4.05
€3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.56
€34.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.33
€12.37
|
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pay 45.6% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
$88.82
€82.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
$41.27
€38.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
$96.51
€89.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
$144.43
€134.00
|
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