Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 51.6% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Italy, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.14
FCFA698
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.51
FCFA931
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
|
pay 76.5% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
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