Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 20.7% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.20
|
$10.56
FCFA6,331
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.59
|
$11.60
FCFA6,950
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.86
|
$2.33
FCFA1,394
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.46
|
$0.71
FCFA427
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.53
|
$1.67
FCFA1,000
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.94
|
$4.75
FCFA2,846
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.34
|
$8.16
FCFA4,893
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.75
|
$3.00
FCFA1,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.54
|
$2.16
FCFA1,296
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.06
|
$2.27
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.37
FCFA824
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$1.89
FCFA1,134
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.11
|
$2.77
FCFA1,658
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.14
FCFA680
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$1.51
FCFA907
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.98
|
$3.79
FCFA2,268
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€103.93
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,605.95
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,571,680
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.66
|
$14.35
FCFA8,599
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.28
|
$300.00
FCFA179,775
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,179.94
|
$501.57
FCFA300,567
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,048.31
|
$250.00
FCFA149,812
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€142.95
|
$423.64
FCFA253,866
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€816.47
|
$1,200.00
FCFA719,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,928.02
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,273,396
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.05
|
$1.17
FCFA700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.28
|
$3.13
FCFA1,877
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.46
|
$1.34
FCFA800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€54.76
|
$50.06
FCFA30,000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.51
|
$8.34
FCFA5,000
|
|
pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€69.63
|
$40.00
FCFA23,970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.04
|
$64.46
FCFA38,627
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€77.66
|
$127.50
FCFA76,404
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€82.68
|
$92.81
FCFA55,618
|
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