Cost of living comparison

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Brazzaville vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary
Brazzaville vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Paris, you would:

pay 35.6% less for restaurants

 
Paris
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.57
$14.38
FCFA9,133
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.86
€12.45
$7.87
FCFA4,999
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.09
€3.96
$2.30
FCFA1,462

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

 
Paris
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$2.01
€1.94
$4.62
FCFA2,934
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.23
€10.87
$3.38
FCFA2,147
Milk (1 gallon) $5.41
€5.23
$8.12
FCFA5,156

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pay 44.7% less for transportation

 
Paris
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.65
€7.41
$4.29
FCFA2,727
Monthly public transit pass $92.60
€89.66
$23.44
FCFA14,887
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,688.77
€31,650.64
$29,343.54
FCFA18,636,813

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pay 32.4% more for housing

 
Paris
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.65
€32.58
$41.25
FCFA26,196
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,367.25
€1,323.83
$589.16
FCFA374,188
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,057.37
€1,023.79
$360.53
FCFA228,981

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pay 69.2% less for childcare

 
Paris
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $756.26
€732.25
$49.10
FCFA31,185
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,942.48
€15,436.18
$8,800.00
FCFA5,589,099

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Paris
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€7.26
$4.85
FCFA3,082
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.31
€4.18
$4.14
FCFA2,628
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.40
€12.97
$3.25
FCFA2,064

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

 
Paris
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$103.81
€100.51
$57.50
FCFA36,520
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.57
€45.09
$60.00
FCFA38,107
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$111.54
€108.00
$100.00
FCFA63,512

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