Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 45.2% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA939
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
|
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