Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 50.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 52.2% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$4.49
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.59
€26.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$26.39
€24.65
|
|
pay 54.0% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$907.05
€847.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$677.26
€632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$91.88
€85.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$166.29
€155.33
|
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