Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 36.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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