Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

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Romania

Bucharest vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 10.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 62.1% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 45.2% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 39.8% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 12.2 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Bucharest are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Bucharest. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Brazzaville, you would:

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pay 62.1% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$14.64 RON69.25	+74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$7.32 RON34.63	+48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$2.42 RON11.44	+51.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$2.25 RON10.65	+71.0%
Average			+62.1%

Brazzaville vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$1.32 RON6.24	-72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$4.36 RON20.63	-46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$6.22 RON29.40	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$3.67 RON17.35	+25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$3.05 RON14.45	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.57 RON2.70	-48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.72 RON3.43	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$0.69 RON3.25	-58.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$1.15 RON5.42	-15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$0.36 RON1.73	-69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$0.34 RON1.62	-67.6%
Average			-45.2%

Brazzaville vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$7.45 RON35.25	+48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$20.91 RON98.93	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$28,531.98 RON135K	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$5.65 RON26.71	-54.8%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 39.8% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$9.27 RON43.83	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$677.15 RON3,203.34	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+0.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$147.83 RON699.33	-76.6%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 12.2 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+1124.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54
Average			+1124.6%

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pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$3.76 RON17.81	-33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$3.51 RON16.59	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$6.43 RON30.42	+71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$49.22 RON232.83	+90.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$8.37 RON39.57	+46.1%
Average			+22.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$88.76 RON419.90
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$38.43 RON181.80
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$77.83 RON368.20
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$91.69 RON433.74

Brazzaville vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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