Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 50.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 67.9% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,364
|
$13.19
€12.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA6,985
|
$9.97
€9.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,401
|
$2.90
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA429
|
$2.39
€2.20
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,005
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,861
|
$6.93
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,918
|
$5.11
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,809
|
$3.15
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,303
|
$4.93
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,368
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA828
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,140
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,667
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA684
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA912
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 49.3% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,280
|
$8.08
€7.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$93.45
€85.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,708,385
|
$32,967.00
€30,271.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,643
|
$22.98
€21.10
|
|
pay 86.8% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA180,700
|
$42.65
€39.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA302,114
|
$1,347.77
€1,237.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA150,583
|
$999.06
€917.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA255,172
|
$273.14
€250.81
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA722,799
|
$210.36
€193.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,300,526
|
$7,885.50
€7,240.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA704
|
$4.40
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,886
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA804
|
$8.80
€8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,154
|
$41.73
€38.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,026
|
$13.19
€12.11
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,093
|
$91.74
€84.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA38,825
|
$38.98
€35.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA76,797
|
$94.97
€87.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA55,904
|
$118.23
€108.56
|
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