Cost of living comparison

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Brazzaville vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 24.8% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 44.9% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 0.9% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 39.6% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 16.3% less in Brazzaville

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 49.4% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.12	$11.68 FCFA6,612	-33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.69	$5.10 FCFA2,885	-62.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.01	$1.58 FCFA892	-54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.57	$1.58 FCFA892	-47.1%
Average			-49.4%

Berlin vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Berlin	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.95	$4.99 FCFA2,822	+121.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.13	$3.38 FCFA1,913	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.43	$8.76 FCFA4,960	+70.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.35	$2.94 FCFA1,664	-24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.76	$2.16 FCFA1,222	-60.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$1.11 FCFA629	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.81 FCFA457	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$1.66 FCFA937	+37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.52	$1.16 FCFA657	-34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$0.84 FCFA475	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$0.57 FCFA321	-27.0%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 44.9% less for transportation

	Berlin	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.49	$4.74 FCFA2,686	-36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.47	$23.44 FCFA13,269	-66.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,221.85	$29,343.54 FCFA17M	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.62	$10.74 FCFA6,081	-66.4%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 0.9% more for housing

	Berlin	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.43	$44.51 FCFA25,198	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,231.60	$551.55 FCFA312K	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €921.99	$465.04 FCFA263K	-56.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €239.13	$646.27 FCFA366K	+133.2%
Average			+0.9%

Berlin vs. Brazzaville - Cost of housing

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pay 39.6% less for childcare

	Berlin	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €159.59	$53.41 FCFA30,238	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,267.49	$8,800.00 FCFA5M	-8.1%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.54	$5.81 FCFA3,286	+10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.84	$4.05 FCFA2,292	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.77	$3.25 FCFA1,840	-68.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.47	$44.51 FCFA25,198	+14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.85	$5.84 FCFA3,306	-60.8%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

	Berlin	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.94	$57.50 FCFA32,550	-38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.66	$60.00 FCFA33,965	+37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €92.06	$100.00 FCFA56,609	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.84	$55.00 FCFA31,135	-57.6%
Average			-16.3%

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