Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 63.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,676
|
$9.92
RUB944.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,749
|
$4.92
RUB468.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,388
|
$1.10
RUB105.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA900
|
$0.60
RUB57.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.63
RUB60.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.72
RUB448.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.62
RUB344.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.74
RUB165.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.18
RUB207.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
RUB60.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
RUB65.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
RUB75.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.56
RUB148.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
RUB18.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.20
RUB19.32
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,590
|
$2.31
RUB220.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.87
RUB2,842.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,820.00
RUB3,123,496.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.69
RUB541.41
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.03
RUB573.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA337,834
|
$881.83
RUB83,924.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA217,513
|
$532.09
RUB50,639.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA374,830
|
$90.54
RUB8,616.94
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,623
|
$484.25
RUB46,086.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,309,185
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,099,581.54
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,927
|
$3.28
RUB312.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,496
|
$2.63
RUB250.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.52
RUB239.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.93
RUB3,133.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.47
RUB520.58
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,691
|
$98.68
RUB9,391.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,199
|
$46.53
RUB4,427.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,332
|
$117.96
RUB11,226.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,182
|
$114.14
RUB10,863.01
|
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