Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 7.6% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Rome, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.03
|
$14.38
FCFA8,728
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.02
|
$7.87
FCFA4,778
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.05
|
$2.30
FCFA1,397
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.49
FCFA906
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.73
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.41
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.90
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.61
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.72
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
?? |
pay 42.3% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.88
|
$4.29
FCFA2,606
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.07
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,751.57
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.53
|
?? | |
pay 50.5% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.80
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,084.40
|
$559.96
FCFA339,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€667.85
|
$360.53
FCFA218,826
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€162.60
|
$621.28
FCFA377,092
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€478.22
|
$49.10
FCFA29,802
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,080.46
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,341,222
|
|
pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.01
|
$4.85
FCFA2,945
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$4.14
FCFA2,511
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.01
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.56
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.02
|
?? | |
pay 13.9% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.29
|
$57.50
FCFA34,900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.66
|
$60.00
FCFA36,417
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.04
|
$100.00
FCFA60,696
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.67
|
$55.00
FCFA33,383
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Brazzaville or Rome. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.