Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 47.0% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Germany, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.05
|
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 77.2% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.51
FCFA932
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.80
|
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.94
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.55
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Germany
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.83
|
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.24
|
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Germany
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.66
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.62
|
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
Germany
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.47
|
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
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