Cost of living comparison
Rome is 98.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Rome instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
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Brazzaville
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,620
|
$16.24
€14.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,718
|
$10.83
€9.90
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,379
|
$2.22
€2.03
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA895
|
$1.15
€1.05
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
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Brazzaville
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.87
€1.71
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.93
€6.33
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.37
€5.82
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.90
€3.56
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.10
€4.66
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
€0.93
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
€0.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
€0.87
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
€1.05
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
€0.65
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
€0.71
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pay 73.2% more for transportation
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Brazzaville
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,574
|
$7.44
€6.80
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.90
€34.64
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,749.78
€24,444.41
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.87
€16.33
|
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pay 45.9% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.04
€27.45
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA335,655
|
$1,171.95
€1,070.94
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA216,110
|
$721.77
€659.57
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA372,412
|
$175.72
€160.58
|
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pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,432
|
$516.83
€472.28
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,274,938
|
$9,813.53
€8,967.77
|
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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,909
|
$5.41
€4.95
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,480
|
$1.59
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.50
€5.94
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$62.20
€56.84
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€9.90
|
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pay 9.5% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,467
|
$67.31
€61.51
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA35,965
|
$30.97
€28.30
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA59,942
|
$81.10
€74.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA32,968
|
$103.39
€94.48
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