Cost of living comparison

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Brazzaville is 1.6% more expensive than Rome.

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Rome, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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