Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 5.9% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Riga, you would:
pay 28.7% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.36
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.43
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.60
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.02
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.44
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.42
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.67
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€508.74
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€348.74
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€510.24
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.22
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€43.64
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€114.77
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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