Cost of living comparison
compared to
Brazzaville vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary
Brazzaville is 89.5% more expensive than Asmara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.4% less in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 25.8% more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 20.0% less in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 4.0 times more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0 times more in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.6 times more in Brazzaville
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Asmara. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
Brazzaville vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.00
ERN315.00
|
$8.40
FCFA4,903
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$4.93
FCFA2,880
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.60
FCFA935
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.32
FCFA769
|
|
Asmara vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants
pay 25.8% more for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$4.78
FCFA2,790
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$8.09
FCFA4,722
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
ERN90.85
|
$10.66
FCFA6,225
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
ERN65.70
|
$2.93
FCFA1,713
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$4.17
FCFA2,437
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.11
FCFA648
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.77
FCFA452
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.65
FCFA965
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ERN7.94
|
$1.35
FCFA790
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.25
|
$1.19
FCFA697
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
ERN6.35
|
$1.06
FCFA617
|
|
Asmara vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries
pay 20.0% less for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.46
ERN141.95
|
$5.01
FCFA2,924
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$23.39
FCFA13,657
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN1000K
|
$29,284.24
FCFA17M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.49
FCFA7,289
|
|
Asmara vs. Brazzaville - Cost of transportation
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$42.68
FCFA24,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
ERN3,750.00
|
$1,154.87
FCFA674K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$450.79
FCFA263K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.12
ERN286.76
|
$631.61
FCFA369K
|
|
Asmara vs. Brazzaville - Cost of housing
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$51.21
FCFA29,898
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,600.00
ERN39,000.00
|
?? | |
Asmara vs. Brazzaville - Cost of childcare
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
ERN9.00
|
$5.70
FCFA3,326
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.80
ERN12.00
|
$3.97
FCFA2,316
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.76
FCFA2,193
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$25.82
FCFA15,074
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.20
ERN18.00
|
$5.72
FCFA3,342
|
|
Asmara vs. Brazzaville - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$135.00
ERN2,025.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$120.00
ERN1,800.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
ERN2,250.00
|
?? |
Asmara vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing
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