Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of France, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$14.38
FCFA8,670
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$7.87
FCFA4,746
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$2.30
FCFA1,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
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pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$4.29
FCFA2,589
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
?? | |
pay 91.8% more for housing
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$559.96
FCFA337,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$360.53
FCFA217,371
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$621.28
FCFA374,585
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$49.10
FCFA29,604
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,305,721
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$4.85
FCFA2,926
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$4.14
FCFA2,495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
?? | |
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$57.50
FCFA34,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$60.00
FCFA36,175
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$100.00
FCFA60,292
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$55.00
FCFA33,161
|
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