Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 79.8% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
$21.99
€20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
$3.06
€2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
$3.24
€2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
$10.86
€10.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
$5.35
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
$5.60
€5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA830
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA686
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA915
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
$6.74
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
$27,893.04
€25,688.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$31.06
€28.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$55.71
€51.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
$1,774.61
€1,634.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
$1,468.68
€1,352.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
$204.06
€187.93
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
$854.36
€786.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
$18,641.72
€17,168.09
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA706
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
$3.94
€3.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
$47.17
€43.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
$75.61
€69.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
$39.58
€36.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
$107.51
€99.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
$124.74
€114.88
|
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