Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 52.3% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Athens, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 82.9% more for groceries
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 66.7% more for childcare
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Athens
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
|
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