Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.6 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,924
|
$21.44
€20.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,885
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,428
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA926
|
$1.95
€1.84
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,867
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,097
|
$3.60
€3.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,038
|
$5.32
€5.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,824
|
$4.22
€3.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,340
|
$4.64
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA690
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA464
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,027
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA721
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA521
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA352
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,664
|
$7.19
€6.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,546
|
$123.25
€116.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,209,262
|
$39,306.91
€37,185.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,726
|
$26.47
€25.04
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,595
|
$55.82
€52.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA365,603
|
$2,138.28
€2,022.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA223,728
|
$1,827.10
€1,728.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA385,540
|
$214.65
€203.06
|
|
pay 13.9 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,470
|
$1,307.98
€1,237.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,460,879
|
$9,645.87
€9,125.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,011
|
$7.50
€7.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,568
|
$4.33
€4.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,017
|
$17.68
€16.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,595
|
$56.25
€53.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,934
|
$13.93
€13.18
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,682
|
$96.07
€90.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,233
|
$41.10
€38.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,055
|
$97.72
€92.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,130
|
$114.27
€108.10
|
|
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