Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.0 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,924
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
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
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA926
|
$1.80
€1.71
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,867
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,097
|
$6.92
€6.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,038
|
$4.41
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,824
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,340
|
$3.78
€3.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA690
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA464
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,027
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA721
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA521
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA352
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 45.6% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,664
|
$6.79
€6.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,546
|
$42.87
€40.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,209,262
|
$35,759.38
€33,829.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,726
|
$14.90
€14.09
|
|
pay 61.4% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,595
|
$31.85
€30.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA365,603
|
$1,468.90
€1,389.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA223,728
|
$1,074.71
€1,016.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA385,540
|
$130.03
€123.01
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,470
|
$567.57
€536.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,460,879
|
$10,069.47
€9,526.01
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,011
|
$3.75
€3.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,568
|
$2.59
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,017
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,595
|
$43.11
€40.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,934
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,682
|
$90.50
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,233
|
$37.21
€35.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,055
|
$97.88
€92.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,130
|
$121.40
€114.85
|
|
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