Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.3% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.56
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.86
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.05
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.15
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€5.00
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.24
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.83
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€26,076.78
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€29.04
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 97.8% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€52.08
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,659.06
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,373.05
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€190.77
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 6.1% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€798.73
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,427.86
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.68
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€44.10
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.69
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€37.00
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€100.51
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€116.62
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
|
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