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
€14.86
|
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.37
FCFA830
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.14
FCFA686
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$1.51
FCFA915
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$1.17
FCFA706
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
France
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
|
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