Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 55.8% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 51.7% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$14.40
€13.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$10.42
€9.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$2.71
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$4.03
€3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$8.73
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$35,182.39
€32,996.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$18.20
€17.07
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$21.87
€20.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$1,063.35
€997.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$840.88
€788.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$80.65
€75.63
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$378.45
€354.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$6,404.29
€6,006.37
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$8.52
€7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$10.66
€10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$16.99
€15.93
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$92.71
€86.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$36.44
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$79.67
€74.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$119.75
€112.31
|
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