Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 39.4% more expensive than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.3% more in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 43.5% more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 17.3% less in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 8.6% less in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.3% more in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 11.0% less in Brazzaville
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Tirana. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 37.3% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL948
|
$14.38
FCFA8,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
$7.87
FCFA4,550
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL137
|
$2.30
FCFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$1.49
FCFA863
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
$4.62
FCFA2,670
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL548
|
$3.38
FCFA1,954
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL659
|
$8.12
FCFA4,693
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
$2.94
FCFA1,699
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL307
|
$2.16
FCFA1,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL64
|
$1.11
FCFA642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL100
|
$0.75
FCFA433
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$1.66
FCFA957
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL76
|
$1.16
FCFA671
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL44
|
$0.84
FCFA485
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL52
|
$0.57
FCFA328
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL681
|
$4.29
FCFA2,482
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,517
|
$23.44
FCFA13,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187
|
$29,343.54
FCFA16,962,192
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,560
|
$12.45
FCFA7,197
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,582
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL51,674
|
$589.16
FCFA340,565
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL35,837
|
$360.53
FCFA208,406
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL6,777
|
$621.28
FCFA359,136
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL22,354
|
$49.10
FCFA28,383
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL466,959
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,086,888
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL237
|
$4.85
FCFA2,805
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL161
|
$4.14
FCFA2,392
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
$3.25
FCFA1,879
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,073
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL759
|
$6.34
FCFA3,665
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,589
|
$57.50
FCFA33,238
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,150
|
$60.00
FCFA34,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL8,699
|
$100.00
FCFA57,806
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL11,644
|
$55.00
FCFA31,793
|
|
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