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Brazzaville vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 3.0 times more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 29.9% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 30.9% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 8.3 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8 times more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Asmara. 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:

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pay 16.5% more for restaurants

	Asmara	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$11.68 FCFA6,579	-2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$5.10 FCFA2,871	-14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$1.58 FCFA888	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.58 FCFA888	+57.6%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 29.9% more for groceries

	Asmara	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	??	$4.99 FCFA2,808
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$3.38 FCFA1,904	+125.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$8.76 FCFA4,936	+65.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$2.94 FCFA1,656	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.16 FCFA1,216	-82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.11 FCFA626	-80.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.81 FCFA455	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.66 FCFA933	+82.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$1.16 FCFA654	+130.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.84 FCFA473	+20.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.57 FCFA319	+30.8%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 30.9% more for transportation

	Asmara	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$4.74 FCFA2,673	-44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$23.44 FCFA13,205	+193.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$29,343.54 FCFA16,530,488	-56.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.74 FCFA6,051
Average			+30.9%

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pay 8.3 times more for housing

	Asmara	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$44.51 FCFA25,076	-77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$551.55 FCFA310,710	+16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$465.04 FCFA261,978	+16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$646.27 FCFA364,073	+2973.2%
Average			+732.0%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$53.41 FCFA30,091	+113.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$8,800.00 FCFA4,957,422	+425.4%
Average			+269.6%

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pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$5.81 FCFA3,270	+625.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$4.05 FCFA2,281	+390.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.25 FCFA1,831
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$44.51 FCFA25,076	+64.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$5.84 FCFA3,290	+431.0%
Average			+378.1%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Asmara	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$57.50 FCFA32,392	-30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$60.00 FCFA33,801	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$100.00 FCFA56,334	-50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$55.00 FCFA30,984	-42.1%
Average			-35.6%

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