Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 49.6% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.14
FCFA698
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.51
FCFA931
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.68
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.57
|
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
|
pay 59.6% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.57
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.12
|
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.35
|
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
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