Cost of living comparison
Germany is 90.4% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Germany instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,620
|
$13.72
€12.53
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,718
|
$10.18
€9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,379
|
$2.83
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA895
|
$2.48
€2.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Germany
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.11
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.75
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.24
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.55
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.19
€6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
€0.71
|
pay 66.9% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,574
|
$7.16
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.61
€49.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,249.82
€26,728.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.30
€21.29
|
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pay 17.1% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.15
€44.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA335,655
|
$800.45
€731.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA216,110
|
$616.33
€563.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA372,412
|
$232.30
€212.28
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,432
|
$434.24
€396.81
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,274,938
|
$12,512.98
€11,434.58
|
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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Germany
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,909
|
$4.33
€3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,480
|
$3.44
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.81
€8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.42
€32.37
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.56
€11.48
|
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pay 30.7% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,467
|
$83.65
€76.44
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA35,965
|
$41.29
€37.73
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA59,942
|
$89.84
€82.10
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA32,968
|
$120.25
€109.88
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