Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 14.4% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
$7.48
€7.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
$4.99
€4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$3.46
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA932
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
$6.24
€5.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$29.23
€27.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
$441.52
€414.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
$325.02
€304.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
$86.56
€81.22
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
$186.91
€175.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
$5,827.08
€5,467.26
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$2.20
€2.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$3.85
€3.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
$36.48
€34.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
$80.02
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
$35.04
€32.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
$84.38
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
$101.39
€95.13
|
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