Cost of living comparison

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Brazzaville is 2.9 times more expensive than Asmara.

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

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

 
Asmara
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.14
ERN272.04
$14.38
FCFA9,055
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.99
ERN89.85
$7.87
FCFA4,956
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
ERN27.50
$2.30
FCFA1,449

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pay 94.4% more for groceries

 
Asmara
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
ERN7.50
$4.62
FCFA2,909
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.50
ERN22.50
$3.38
FCFA2,128
Milk (1 gallon) $6.14
ERN92.11
$8.12
FCFA5,112

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pay 50.7% more for transportation

 
Asmara
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.83
ERN132.49
$4.29
FCFA2,703
Monthly public transit pass $8.00
ERN120.00
$23.44
FCFA14,759
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
$29,343.54
FCFA18,475,812

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pay 8.0 times more for housing

 
Asmara
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
$41.25
FCFA25,969
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $475.00
ERN7,125.00
$589.16
FCFA370,955
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $400.00
ERN6,000.00
$360.53
FCFA227,003

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

 
Asmara
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $25.00
ERN375.00
$49.10
FCFA30,916
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
$8,800.00
FCFA5,540,816

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Asmara
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
ERN15.00
$4.85
FCFA3,055
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.77
ERN11.58
$4.14
FCFA2,605
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
ERN30.00
$3.25
FCFA2,046

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

 
Asmara
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
$57.50
FCFA36,204
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
$60.00
FCFA37,778
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
$100.00
FCFA62,964

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