Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 65.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 77.1% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$7.55
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$4.96
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 41.4% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$7.71
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.87
€50.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$22.76
€21.28
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$873.71
€816.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
|
pay 78.4% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$944.84
€883.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$34.17
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$132.04
€123.45
|
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