Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 13.5% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA830
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA686
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA915
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 1.5% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA706
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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