Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 23.9% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.34
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.05
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.40
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€116.89
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.11
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
|
Dublin
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.35
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€91.11
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€38.97
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€92.67
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.37
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
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