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Republic of the Congo

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Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 30.0% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 52.4% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 31.5% less in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% less in Addis Ababa

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

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Addis Ababa vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Brazzaville, you would:

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pay 33.2% less for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$4.00 ETB654.34	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$0.61 ETB99.06	-62.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$0.66 ETB107.50	-50.1%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$1.19 ETB194.58	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$3.70 ETB604.57	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$4.09 ETB669.40	-61.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$1.77 ETB289.63	-39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$4.59 ETB750.34	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$2.44 ETB399.44	+120.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.30 ETB48.73	-61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$0.99 ETB161.65	-40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$0.31 ETB50.42	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$0.22 ETB35.99	-81.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$0.49 ETB79.77	-53.9%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Brazzaville	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$3.53 ETB577.22	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+87.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$3.53 ETB576.64	-71.8%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 31.5% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+397.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$706.95 ETB116K	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	-12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	-75.2%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	+166.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$30,187.50 ETB5M
Average			+166.4%

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pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$0.80 ETB130.87	-86.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$0.92 ETB150.32	-76.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+113.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+71.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$3.75 ETB613.45	-34.5%
Average			-44.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$33.14 ETB5,421.12
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$70.86 ETB11,591.24
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.65 ETB12,865.68
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$82.70 ETB13,529.26

Brazzaville vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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