Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 18.4% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bern, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Brazzaville
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
$10.56
FCFA6,429
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
$11.60
FCFA7,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
$2.33
FCFA1,415
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Bern
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
$1.67
FCFA1,016
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
$4.75
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
$8.16
FCFA4,969
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
$3.00
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
$2.16
FCFA1,316
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
$2.27
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
$1.89
FCFA1,152
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
$2.77
FCFA1,684
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
$1.14
FCFA691
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Bern
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
$3.79
FCFA2,304
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,984,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
$14.35
FCFA8,733
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bern
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
$300.00
FCFA182,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
$501.57
FCFA305,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
$250.00
FCFA152,141
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
$423.64
FCFA257,812
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
Bern
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
$1.17
FCFA711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$3.13
FCFA1,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
$1.34
FCFA812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
$50.06
FCFA30,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
$8.34
FCFA5,078
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Bern
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
$40.00
FCFA24,343
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
$64.46
FCFA39,227
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
$127.50
FCFA77,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
$92.81
FCFA56,482
|
|
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