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Brazzaville vs. Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 9.2% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.

Restaurants: pay 60.4% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 30.7% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 70.1% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 61.4% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% less in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Abu Dhabi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

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pay 60.4% more for restaurants

	Abu Dhabi	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.89 AED40.00	$11.68 FCFA6,662	+7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$5.10 FCFA2,907	-46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 AED4.74	$1.58 FCFA899	+22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 AED1.62	$1.58 FCFA899	+258.5%
Average			+60.4%

Abu Dhabi vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.7% more for groceries

	Abu Dhabi	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 AED5.89	$4.99 FCFA2,844	+210.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 AED19.39	$3.38 FCFA1,928	-36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 AED27.54	$8.76 FCFA4,998	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 AED13.37	$2.94 FCFA1,677	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 AED15.11	$2.16 FCFA1,232	-47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 AED4.21	$1.11 FCFA634	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AED3.00	$0.81 FCFA461	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 AED3.05	$1.66 FCFA944	+99.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 AED2.47	$1.16 FCFA662	+73.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.96	$0.84 FCFA479	+57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 AED2.39	$0.57 FCFA323	-13.0%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Abu Dhabi	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 AED10.80	$4.74 FCFA2,706	+61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.87 AED95.00	$23.44 FCFA13,370	-9.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,639.07 AED164K	$29,343.54 FCFA17M	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	$10.74 FCFA6,127	+40.9%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 70.1% more for housing

	Abu Dhabi	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.96 AED370.80	$44.51 FCFA25,389	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.68 AED5,474.72	$551.55 FCFA315K	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,109.19 AED4,073.63	$465.04 FCFA265K	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.93 AED425.77	$646.27 FCFA369K	+457.5%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 61.4% less for childcare

	Abu Dhabi	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.43 AED2,296.96	$53.41 FCFA30,467	-91.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,786.81 AED46,961.23	$8,800.00 FCFA5M	-31.2%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Abu Dhabi	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.29 AED41.45	$5.81 FCFA3,311	-48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.77 AED21.18	$4.05 FCFA2,310	-29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.26 AED23.00	$3.25 FCFA1,854	-48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.90 AED230.99	$44.51 FCFA25,389	-29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.61 AED50.00	$5.84 FCFA3,331	-57.1%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Abu Dhabi	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.62 AED222.63	$57.50 FCFA32,797	-5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AED190.72	$60.00 FCFA34,223	+15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.09 AED360.24	$100.00 FCFA57,038	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.21 AED353.35	$55.00 FCFA31,371	-42.8%
Average			-7.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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