Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.3 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.83
|
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.76
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.93
|
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.98
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.70
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.60
|
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.33
|
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.27
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.27
|
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.33
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.55
|
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.31
|
$1.14
FCFA692
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.62
|
$1.51
FCFA922
|
|
pay 49.8% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD248.78
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD248,783.44
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.19
|
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD331.64
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,351.11
|
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,405.20
|
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD307.15
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,183.00
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,819.95
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.32
|
$1.17
FCFA712
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.55
|
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.82
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD238.45
|
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.68
|
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD583.77
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD478.91
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD794.80
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD759.43
|
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
|
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