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
€15.45
|
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.14
FCFA692
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$1.51
FCFA922
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$1.17
FCFA712
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
|
pay 19.5% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
|
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