Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.3% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.0% less in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 20.5% more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 29.1% less in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 70.2% more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 51.9% less in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.0% less in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% less in Brazzaville
The cost of housing and groceries in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.57
|
$14.38
FCFA9,133
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.38
|
$7.87
FCFA4,999
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.70
|
$2.30
FCFA1,462
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.75
|
$1.49
FCFA948
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.45
|
$4.62
FCFA2,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.70
|
$3.38
FCFA2,147
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.27
|
$8.12
FCFA5,156
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.96
|
$2.94
FCFA1,867
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.66
|
$2.16
FCFA1,371
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$1.11
FCFA706
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.75
FCFA475
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$1.66
FCFA1,052
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.16
FCFA738
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.84
FCFA533
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.57
FCFA360
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.57
|
$4.29
FCFA2,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.51
|
$23.44
FCFA14,887
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,623.73
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,636,813
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.42
|
$12.45
FCFA7,907
|
|
pay 70.2% more for housing
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.84
|
$41.25
FCFA26,196
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,422.25
|
$589.16
FCFA374,188
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,040.58
|
$360.53
FCFA228,981
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€125.90
|
$621.28
FCFA394,592
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€549.54
|
$49.10
FCFA31,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,749.68
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,589,099
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.63
|
$4.85
FCFA3,082
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.50
|
$4.14
FCFA2,628
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.23
|
$3.25
FCFA2,064
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.75
|
$41.25
FCFA26,196
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.38
|
$6.34
FCFA4,027
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€87.63
|
$57.50
FCFA36,520
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€36.03
|
$60.00
FCFA38,107
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€94.77
|
$100.00
FCFA63,512
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€117.54
|
$55.00
FCFA34,932
|
|
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