Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.8% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.86
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.66
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.19
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.12
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.28
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.87
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€6.09
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€36.59
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€23,377.65
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€14.84
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 66.7% more for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
€19.52
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€730.23
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€585.39
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€177.66
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 67.1% less for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€581.26
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€14,446.71
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.54
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.67
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€43.58
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€10.57
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€69.73
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€35.13
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€78.93
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€96.10
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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