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Brazzaville vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 20.9% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 17.0% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 88.5% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 23.0% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 92.9% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 21.5% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.0% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$11.68 FCFA6,606	+7.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$5.10 FCFA2,882	-36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$1.58 FCFA892	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$1.58 FCFA892	+106.7%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 88.5% more for groceries

	Beirut	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$4.99 FCFA2,820	+566.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$3.38 FCFA1,912	-33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$8.76 FCFA4,956	+41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$2.94 FCFA1,663	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$2.16 FCFA1,221	-49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$1.11 FCFA629	+21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$0.81 FCFA457	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$1.66 FCFA936	+174.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$1.16 FCFA657	+129.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.84 FCFA475	+101.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.57 FCFA321	+2.9%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 23.0% less for transportation

	Beirut	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$4.74 FCFA2,684	+35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$23.44 FCFA13,259	-67.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$29,343.54 FCFA16,598,153	-16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$10.74 FCFA6,076	-43.5%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 92.9% more for housing

	Beirut	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$44.51 FCFA25,178	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$551.55 FCFA311,982	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$465.04 FCFA263,050	+24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$646.27 FCFA365,563	+363.7%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 21.5% less for childcare

	Beirut	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$53.41 FCFA30,214	-85.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$8,800.00 FCFA4,977,714	+42.2%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$5.81 FCFA3,284	+45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$4.05 FCFA2,291	+23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$3.25 FCFA1,838	+27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$44.51 FCFA25,178	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$5.84 FCFA3,304	-41.6%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Beirut	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$57.50 FCFA32,525	-3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$60.00 FCFA33,939	+20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$100.00 FCFA56,565	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$55.00 FCFA31,111	-46.5%
Average			-11.7%

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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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