Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 29.8% more expensive than Bucharest.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2% more in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 53.5% more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 33.3% more in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 54.0% less in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.7% less in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 1.8% less in Brazzaville
The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON52.79
|
$14.38
FCFA8,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON33.59
|
$7.87
FCFA4,550
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON8.90
|
$2.30
FCFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON9.82
|
$1.49
FCFA863
|
|
pay 53.5% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.23
|
$4.62
FCFA2,670
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON20.15
|
$3.38
FCFA1,954
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON28.25
|
$8.12
FCFA4,693
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON14.60
|
$2.94
FCFA1,699
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON13.76
|
$2.16
FCFA1,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.61
|
$1.11
FCFA642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.43
|
$0.75
FCFA433
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.35
|
$1.66
FCFA957
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON3.92
|
$1.16
FCFA671
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.26
|
$0.84
FCFA485
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.96
|
$0.57
FCFA328
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON27.14
|
$4.29
FCFA2,482
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON76.78
|
$23.44
FCFA13,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON115,828.28
|
$29,343.54
FCFA16,962,192
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON25.91
|
$12.45
FCFA7,197
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON41.67
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,681.27
|
$589.16
FCFA340,565
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,769.42
|
$360.53
FCFA208,406
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON579.37
|
$621.28
FCFA359,136
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,351.70
|
$49.10
FCFA28,383
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON47,357.62
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,086,888
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON14.40
|
$4.85
FCFA2,805
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.11
|
$4.14
FCFA2,392
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON26.63
|
$3.25
FCFA1,879
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON222.02
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON38.39
|
$6.34
FCFA3,665
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON349.29
|
$57.50
FCFA33,238
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON176.74
|
$60.00
FCFA34,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON382.83
|
$100.00
FCFA57,806
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON471.28
|
$55.00
FCFA31,793
|
|
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