Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.1 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,799
|
$15.16
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,817
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,408
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA913
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.67
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
€0.72
|
pay 58.0% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,627
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.15
€50.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,133.87
€33,706.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.65
€13.66
|
|
pay 79.7% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA342,635
|
$1,370.72
€1,278.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA220,604
|
$989.21
€922.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA380,157
|
$123.32
€115.03
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,044
|
$543.23
€506.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,384,637
|
$9,978.95
€9,308.58
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,969
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,532
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.12
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$48.46
€45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€10.10
|
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pay 17.9% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,184
|
$83.95
€78.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,713
|
$33.93
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA61,189
|
$87.19
€81.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,654
|
$99.93
€93.22
|
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