Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 10.2% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$1.49
FCFA939
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.10
|
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.75
FCFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$0.84
FCFA528
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.57
FCFA357
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.80
|
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.89
|
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
|
pay 97.7% more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.00
|
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€569.69
|
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€533.91
|
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.57
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.60
|
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
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