Cost of living comparison

Ghana

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 23.9% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 16.1% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 29.8% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 88.9% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% less in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

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Brazzaville vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.0% less for restaurants

	Accra	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$8.40 FCFA4,903	+5.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$4.93 FCFA2,880	-52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$1.60 FCFA935	+2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$1.32 FCFA769	+186.9%
Average			-12.0%

Accra vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.1% more for groceries

	Accra	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$4.78 FCFA2,790	+193.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$8.09 FCFA4,722	+36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$10.66 FCFA6,225	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$2.93 FCFA1,713	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$4.17 FCFA2,437	+28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$1.11 FCFA648	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$0.77 FCFA452	+20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$1.65 FCFA965	+103.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$1.35 FCFA790	-16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$1.19 FCFA697	-2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$1.06 FCFA617	-13.2%
Average			+16.1%

Accra vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.8% more for transportation

	Accra	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$5.01 FCFA2,924	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$23.39 FCFA13,657	-41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	+266.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$12.49 FCFA7,289	+5.4%
Average			+29.8%

Accra vs. Brazzaville - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Accra	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$42.68 FCFA24,915	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	+70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$450.79 FCFA263K	+62.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$631.61 FCFA369K	+1026.7%
Average			+116.2%

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pay 88.9% less for childcare

	Accra	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-88.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	??
Average			-88.9%

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$5.70 FCFA3,326	+208.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$3.97 FCFA2,316	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$3.76 FCFA2,193	+48.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$25.82 FCFA15,074	-63.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$5.72 FCFA3,342	-54.9%
Average			-18.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Accra	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	??

Accra vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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