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Brazzaville vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 62.3% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 57.0% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 68.1% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.4% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Brasilia. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% more for restaurants

	Brasilia	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 R$40.39	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$35.34	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.72	$1.58 FCFA881	+27.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 R$4.54	$1.58 FCFA881	+88.0%
Average			+37.5%

Brasilia vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.0% more for groceries

	Brasilia	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$9.15	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+195.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 R$25.52	$3.38 FCFA1,889	-28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 R$20.59	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+130.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 R$11.51	$2.94 FCFA1,643	+38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 R$8.80	$2.16 FCFA1,207	+33.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.35	$1.11 FCFA621	+12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 R$4.04	$0.81 FCFA451	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 R$3.49	$1.66 FCFA925	+157.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 R$4.26	$1.16 FCFA649	+47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.33	$0.84 FCFA469	+36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.24	$0.57 FCFA317	-5.0%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Brasilia	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 R$23.63	$4.74 FCFA2,651	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.47 R$246.40	$23.44 FCFA13,100	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,087.28 R$141,377.41	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 R$41.81	$10.74 FCFA6,003	+39.2%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Brasilia	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.51 R$116.58	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+106.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.35 R$2,413.51	$551.55 FCFA308,248	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.58 R$1,493.50	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+68.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.57 R$306.56	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+1042.5%
Average			+310.5%

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pay 68.1% less for childcare

	Brasilia	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.18 R$2,754.05	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-89.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,521.94 R$89,539.03	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	-46.7%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$10.10	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+211.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.95	$4.05 FCFA2,263	+100.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 R$12.12	$3.25 FCFA1,816	+45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 R$140.70	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+71.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 R$40.39	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-21.6%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Brasilia	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.06 R$320.04	$57.50 FCFA32,136	-2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.69 R$231.33	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.11 R$396.24	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+36.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.96 R$357.48	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-16.6%
Average			+14.5%

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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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