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Brazzaville vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 61.3% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 11.3% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% less in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 9.0% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Amman	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+65.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 JOD0.350	$1.58 FCFA881	+217.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$1.58 FCFA881	+335.0%
Average			+147.6%

Amman vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Amman	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 JOD0.390	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+816.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 JOD2.330	$3.38 FCFA1,889	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.63 JOD3.990	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 JOD1.810	$2.94 FCFA1,643	+15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 JOD2.120	$2.16 FCFA1,207	-28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 JOD0.670	$1.11 FCFA621	+17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$0.81 FCFA451	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 JOD0.450	$1.66 FCFA925	+161.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$1.16 FCFA649	+239.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.84 FCFA469	+100.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 JOD0.250	$0.57 FCFA317	+62.8%
Average			+131.2%

Amman vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Amman	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 JOD3.610	$4.74 FCFA2,651	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$23.44 FCFA13,100	-44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,208.74 JOD20,000.000	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.99 JOD8.500	$10.74 FCFA6,003	-10.4%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Amman	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.31 JOD22.910	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$466.06 JOD330.430	$551.55 FCFA308,248	+18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$294.91 JOD209.090	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+57.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.24 JOD57.600	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+695.5%
Average			+202.3%

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pay 11.3% less for childcare

	Amman	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$265.56 JOD188.280	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,591.38 JOD3,964.290	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	+57.4%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 JOD4.000	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 JOD2.910	$4.05 FCFA2,263	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 JOD2.600	$3.25 FCFA1,816	-11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.34 JOD42.780	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-48.2%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 9.0% less for clothing

	Amman	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.78 JOD39.550	$57.50 FCFA32,136	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.93 JOD40.360	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.14 JOD81.640	$100.00 FCFA55,888	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.27 JOD56.910	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-31.5%
Average			-9.0%

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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: December 2025

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