Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 45.2% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,924
|
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,885
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,428
|
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA926
|
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,867
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,097
|
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,038
|
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,824
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,340
|
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA690
|
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA464
|
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,027
|
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA721
|
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA521
|
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA352
|
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,664
|
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,546
|
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,209,262
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,726
|
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,595
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA365,603
|
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA223,728
|
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA385,540
|
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,470
|
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,460,879
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,011
|
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,568
|
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,017
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,595
|
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,934
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,682
|
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,233
|
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,055
|
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,130
|
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
|
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