Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 36.2% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of France, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.03
|
$10.56
FCFA6,458
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.30
|
$11.60
FCFA7,089
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.57
|
$2.33
FCFA1,421
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.71
FCFA435
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.67
FCFA1,020
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.76
|
$4.75
FCFA2,903
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.96
|
$8.16
FCFA4,991
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$3.00
FCFA1,836
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.87
|
$2.16
FCFA1,322
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.27
FCFA1,388
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.89
FCFA1,157
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$2.77
FCFA1,692
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.14
FCFA694
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.51
FCFA925
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.30
|
$3.79
FCFA2,314
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.87
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,436.73
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,103,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.82
|
$14.35
FCFA8,772
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.83
|
$300.00
FCFA183,376
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€708.80
|
$501.57
FCFA306,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€569.09
|
$250.00
FCFA152,813
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.83
|
$423.64
FCFA258,951
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€628.29
|
$1,200.00
FCFA733,504
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,538.32
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,379,031
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.81
|
$1.17
FCFA714
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.73
|
$3.13
FCFA1,914
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.35
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.39
|
$50.06
FCFA30,601
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.46
|
$8.34
FCFA5,100
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
|
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.38
|
$40.00
FCFA24,450
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.25
|
$64.46
FCFA39,400
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.78
|
$127.50
FCFA77,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.35
|
$92.81
FCFA56,732
|
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