Cost of living comparison
France is 48.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in France instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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