Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 39.4% more expensive than Tirana.
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
ALL1,016
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
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