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Brazzaville vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 99.6% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 40.5% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 39.0% more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 58.0% more in Brazzaville

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, transportation, and childcare in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Baghdad. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.38 IQD5,730	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+166.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.58 IQD9,920	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD498	$1.58 FCFA881	+314.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 IQD269	$1.58 FCFA881	+667.4%
Average			+278.8%

Baghdad vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Baghdad	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 IQD1,082	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+502.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 IQD2,976	$3.38 FCFA1,889	+48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 IQD6,207	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+84.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,213	$2.94 FCFA1,643	+73.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 IQD2,700	$2.16 FCFA1,207	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 IQD734	$1.11 FCFA621	+97.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD655	$0.81 FCFA451	+61.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD596	$1.66 FCFA925	+263.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 IQD430	$1.16 FCFA649	+253.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD390	$0.84 FCFA469	+181.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD387	$0.57 FCFA317	+91.8%
Average			+151.1%

Baghdad vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.5% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.06 IQD2,693	$4.74 FCFA2,651	+130.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.75 IQD29,759	$23.44 FCFA13,100	+3.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,202.83 IQD23,807,546	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.93 IQD20,832	$10.74 FCFA6,003	-32.6%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Baghdad	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.71 IQD54,559	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.41 IQD539,390	$551.55 FCFA308,248	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.42 IQD371,993	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.68 IQD199,686	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+323.3%
Average			+106.8%

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pay 39.0% more for childcare

	Baghdad	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.78 IQD233,824	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,548.47 IQD4,641,054	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	+148.0%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.79 IQD4,960	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.15 IQD4,114	$4.05 FCFA2,263	+28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 IQD2,728	$3.25 FCFA1,816	+55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 IQD57,943	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 IQD9,920	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-23.0%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 58.0% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.20 IQD38,191	$57.50 FCFA32,136	+96.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.03 IQD47,119	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+66.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.68 IQD89,829	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+45.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.75 IQD58,527	$55.00 FCFA30,738	+22.9%
Average			+58.0%

Baghdad vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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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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