Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.6 times more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.71
FCFA436
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
|
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