Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 2.2 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$13.66
€12.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$5.58
€5.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$3.31
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.06
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$7.21
€6.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$576.40
€546.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$2.61
€2.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$42.41
€40.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
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pay 23.2% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$108.41
€102.81
|
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