Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 3.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
?? | |
pay 43.5% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
?? | |
pay 90.7% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
?? | |
pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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