Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.4 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Bern instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Bern
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$27.61
CHF25.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$16.56
CHF15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$4.53
CHF4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$4.17
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 66.9% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$13.00
CHF11.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$6.74
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$6.23
CHF5.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$12.94
CHF11.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$1.83
CHF1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$1.66
CHF1.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$1.78
CHF1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.96
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$8.07
CHF7.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$87.24
CHF79.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,308.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$47.04
CHF43.04
|
|
pay 85.9% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$53.37
CHF48.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,230.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$1,006.60
CHF920.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$232.88
CHF213.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,155.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,520.02
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$5.21
CHF4.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$63.38
CHF57.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$22.09
CHF20.21
|
|
pay 61.5% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$116.44
CHF106.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$49.69
CHF45.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$135.27
CHF123.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$159.33
CHF145.77
|
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