Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 13.7% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Vilnius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$2.38
€2.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$5.74
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$5.77
€5.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$3.63
€3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$7.38
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.88
€29.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$27,266.35
€25,469.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$7.36
€6.87
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$15.10
€14.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$817.79
€763.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$555.68
€519.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$166.64
€155.66
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$475.95
€444.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$8,833.69
€8,251.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$4.51
€4.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$33.73
€31.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$79.56
€74.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$37.08
€34.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$86.90
€81.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$107.10
€100.04
|
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