Cost of living comparison
Paris is 85.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Paris instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 92.9% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 88.2% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 37.2% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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