Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 15.9% more expensive than Valletta.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.4% less in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 16.6% more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 19.3% less in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 45.0% less in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.0% less in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2% less in Brazzaville
The cost of housing and groceries in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Valletta. Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.17
|
$14.38
FCFA8,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$7.87
FCFA4,550
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.26
|
$2.30
FCFA1,330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.69
|
$1.49
FCFA863
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.23
|
$4.62
FCFA2,670
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.25
|
$3.38
FCFA1,954
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.07
|
$8.12
FCFA4,693
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.79
|
$2.94
FCFA1,699
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.24
|
$2.16
FCFA1,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.24
|
$1.11
FCFA642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.75
FCFA433
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.02
|
$1.66
FCFA957
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.40
|
$1.16
FCFA671
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.84
FCFA485
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.57
FCFA328
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€4.79
|
$4.29
FCFA2,482
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.44
FCFA13,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€22,195.29
|
$29,343.54
FCFA16,962,192
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€23.61
|
$12.45
FCFA7,197
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Valletta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€26.76
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€963.37
|
$589.16
FCFA340,565
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€842.16
|
$360.53
FCFA208,406
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€59.51
|
$621.28
FCFA359,136
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€581.80
|
$49.10
FCFA28,383
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,555.84
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,086,888
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.78
|
$4.85
FCFA2,805
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.20
|
$4.14
FCFA2,392
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.24
|
$3.25
FCFA1,879
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€41.56
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€14.17
|
$6.34
FCFA3,665
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€80.87
|
$57.50
FCFA33,238
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€31.48
|
$60.00
FCFA34,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€82.64
|
$100.00
FCFA57,806
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€89.73
|
$55.00
FCFA31,793
|
|
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