Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 69.5% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 47.0% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 35.1% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 97.9% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 13.2% more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% more in Brazzaville

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

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Brazzaville vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$8.40 FCFA4,903	+319.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$4.93 FCFA2,880	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$1.60 FCFA935	+227.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$1.32 FCFA769	+88.9%
Average			+146.3%

Abuja vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.0% more for groceries

	Abuja	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$4.78 FCFA2,790	+263.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$8.09 FCFA4,722	+46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$10.66 FCFA6,225	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$2.93 FCFA1,713	+59.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$4.17 FCFA2,437	+74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$1.11 FCFA648	+20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.77 FCFA452	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$1.65 FCFA965	+142.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$1.35 FCFA790	+29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$1.19 FCFA697	+43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$1.06 FCFA617	-4.2%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 35.1% more for transportation

	Abuja	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$5.01 FCFA2,924	+134.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$23.39 FCFA13,657	-28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$12.49 FCFA7,289	+71.1%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 97.9% more for housing

	Abuja	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$42.68 FCFA24,915	+46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	+93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$450.79 FCFA263K	+28.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$631.61 FCFA369K	+632.0%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 13.2% more for childcare

	Abuja	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$51.21 FCFA29,898	+13.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	??
Average			+13.2%

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pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$5.70 FCFA3,326	+469.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$3.97 FCFA2,316	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$3.76 FCFA2,193	+87.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$25.82 FCFA15,074	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$5.72 FCFA3,342	-10.7%
Average			+51.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Abuja	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	??

Abuja vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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