Cost of living comparison

compared to

Brazzaville vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 94.3% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 73.1% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 54.3% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 23.5% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 73.1% more for restaurants

	Baku	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 AZN15.00	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+32.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 AZN1.55	$1.58 FCFA881	+73.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$1.58 FCFA881	+220.2%
Average			+73.1%

Baku vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Baku	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 AZN0.83	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+921.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 AZN4.25	$3.38 FCFA1,889	+35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 AZN9.28	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 AZN2.49	$2.94 FCFA1,643	+100.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 AZN3.67	$2.16 FCFA1,207	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AZN1.03	$1.11 FCFA621	+82.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 AZN1.36	$0.81 FCFA451	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AZN1.20	$1.66 FCFA925	+134.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 AZN1.34	$1.16 FCFA649	+47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.60	$0.84 FCFA469	+138.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 AZN0.42	$0.57 FCFA317	+127.2%
Average			+149.8%

Baku vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 54.3% more for transportation

	Baku	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 AZN4.64	$4.74 FCFA2,651	+73.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$23.44 FCFA13,100	+32.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+44.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$10.74 FCFA6,003	+66.0%
Average			+54.3%

Baku vs. Brazzaville - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Baku	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.43 AZN26.23	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+188.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$480.39 AZN816.67	$551.55 FCFA308,248	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.55 AZN463.33	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+70.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.44 AZN84.04	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+1207.3%
Average			+370.3%

Baku vs. Brazzaville - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 23.5% less for childcare

	Baku	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.99 AZN421.59	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,692.31 AZN11,376.92	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	+31.5%
Average			-23.5%

Baku vs. Brazzaville - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AZN3.00	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+229.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 AZN6.07	$4.05 FCFA2,263	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$3.25 FCFA1,816	-7.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.63 AZN70.77	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-0.7%
Average			+48.1%

Baku vs. Brazzaville - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Baku	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.80 AZN99.96	$57.50 FCFA32,136	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AZN88.27	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 AZN202.17	$100.00 FCFA55,888	-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.43 AZN170.73	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-45.2%
Average			-11.9%

Baku vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Baku vs.

Athens

Baku vs.

Dodoma

Baku vs.

Hanoi

Baku vs.

Ottawa

Baku vs.

Singapore

Baku vs.

Reykjavik

Baku vs.

Rome

Baku vs.

Dublin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Azerbaijan vs. Republic of the Congo. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Azerbaijan and Republic of the Congo.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Baku

Add prices for Brazzaville

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Brazzaville or Baku. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.