Cost of living comparison

 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
compared to
 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Luxembourg vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Luxembourg is 3.5 times more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants
pay 80.5% more in Luxembourg
Groceries
pay 38.7% more in Luxembourg
Transportation
pay 63.2% more in Luxembourg
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Luxembourg
Childcare
pay 14.4 times more in Luxembourg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.2% more in Luxembourg
Clothing
pay 8.2% more in Luxembourg

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Luxembourg are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

pay 80.5% more for restaurants

 
Brazzaville
Luxembourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.38
FCFA8,674
$21.44
€19.71
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.87
FCFA4,748
$12.86
€11.83
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.30
FCFA1,388
$3.89
€3.58

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

 
Brazzaville
Luxembourg
Bread
1 loaf
$4.62
FCFA2,786
$3.19
€2.94
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.38
FCFA2,039
$8.38
€7.71
Milk (1 gallon) $8.12
FCFA4,897
$5.80
€5.33

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pay 63.2% more for transportation

 
Brazzaville
Luxembourg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
FCFA2,590
$6.12
€5.63
Monthly public transit pass $23.44
FCFA14,138
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,343.54
FCFA17,698,589
$27,027.72
€24,851.94

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Brazzaville
Luxembourg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.25
FCFA24,877
$51.67
€47.51
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $589.16
FCFA355,350
$1,942.57
€1,786.19
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $360.53
FCFA217,453
$1,630.61
€1,499.34

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pay 14.4 times more for childcare

 
Brazzaville
Luxembourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $49.10
FCFA29,615
$1,316.93
€1,210.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,800.00
FCFA5,307,730
$17,684.09
€16,260.49

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pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brazzaville
Luxembourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.85
FCFA2,927
$7.23
€6.65
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.14
FCFA2,496
$4.34
€3.99
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.25
FCFA1,960
$6.16
€5.67

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

 
Brazzaville
Luxembourg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.50
FCFA34,681
$64.15
€58.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.00
FCFA36,189
$32.76
€30.13
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.00
FCFA60,315
$82.52
€75.87

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