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Brazzaville vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 10.1% cheaper than Ireland overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 45.5% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 37.2% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 32.5% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% less in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 2.7% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, groceries, and clothing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Ireland. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Ireland, you would:

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pay 10.2% less for restaurants

	Ireland	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.71 €15.86	$14.38 FCFA8,451	-18.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 €8.73	$7.87 FCFA4,626	-19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 €1.93	$2.30 FCFA1,352	+6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 €1.48	$1.49 FCFA877	-9.8%
Average			-10.2%

Ireland vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Ireland	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.60	$4.62 FCFA2,715	+159.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 €3.69	$3.38 FCFA1,986	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 €4.52	$8.12 FCFA4,771	+60.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 €3.32	$2.94 FCFA1,728	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 €4.02	$2.16 FCFA1,269	-51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.09	$1.11 FCFA653	-8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.82	$0.75 FCFA440	-17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.66 FCFA973	+33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.42	$1.16 FCFA682	-26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$0.84 FCFA493	+4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.52	$0.57 FCFA333	-3.2%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 45.5% less for transportation

	Ireland	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.37	$4.29 FCFA2,523	-39.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$119.47 €107.04	$23.44 FCFA13,775	-80.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,943.34 €33,993.10	$29,343.54 FCFA17,244,206	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.48 €18.34	$12.45 FCFA7,316	-39.2%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 37.2% more for housing

	Ireland	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.92 €42.04	$41.25 FCFA24,238	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,406.76 €1,260.30	$589.16 FCFA346,227	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,187.82 €1,064.16	$360.53 FCFA211,871	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.87 €143.23	$621.28 FCFA365,107	+288.6%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 32.5% less for childcare

	Ireland	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$996.31 €892.58	$49.10 FCFA28,855	-95.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,771.62 €6,066.63	$8,800.00 FCFA5,171,462	+30.0%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ireland	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.94 €5.32	$4.85 FCFA2,852	-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 €3.41	$4.14 FCFA2,432	+8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.44 €14.73	$3.25 FCFA1,910	-80.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.70 €49.90	$41.25 FCFA24,238	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.29 €11.01	$6.34 FCFA3,726	-48.4%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

	Ireland	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.94 €69.83	$57.50 FCFA33,791	-26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 €33.89	$60.00 FCFA35,260	+58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.63 €76.71	$100.00 FCFA58,767	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.10 €79.83	$55.00 FCFA32,322	-38.3%
Average			+2.7%

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