Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 8.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$14.38
FCFA8,676
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$7.87
FCFA4,749
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$2.30
FCFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
?? |
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$4.29
FCFA2,590
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
?? | |
pay 51.1% more for housing
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
$559.96
FCFA337,834
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
$360.53
FCFA217,513
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
$621.28
FCFA374,830
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
$49.10
FCFA29,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,309,185
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$4.85
FCFA2,927
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$4.14
FCFA2,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
?? | |
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
$57.50
FCFA34,691
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$60.00
FCFA36,199
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
$100.00
FCFA60,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.67
|
$55.00
FCFA33,182
|
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