Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 1.6% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Rome, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$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) |
$2.23
€2.12
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.64
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.04
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.78
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.57
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.26
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€723.69
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€482.56
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.30
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Rome
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€97.04
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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