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Abuja vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 1.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 7.7% less in Abuja
Transportation: pay 20.2% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 36.5% more in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Abuja

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

Abuja vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 FCFA6,606	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	-81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 FCFA2,882	$4.64 NGN6,713.99	-9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA892	$0.66 NGN957.79	-58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA892	$0.43 NGN624.37	-72.6%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$4.99 FCFA2,820	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	-76.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA1,912	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.76 FCFA4,956	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	+32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,663	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	-50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,221	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA629	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	+14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 FCFA457	$0.65 NGN947.61	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA936	$0.56 NGN806.37	-66.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA657	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA475	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	+42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA321	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	+74.2%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 20.2% less for transportation

	Brazzaville	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 FCFA2,684	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA13,259	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA16,598,153	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 FCFA6,076	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	-13.6%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Brazzaville	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.51 FCFA25,178	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	+3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$551.55 FCFA311,982	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	+346.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.04 FCFA263,050	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	+149.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$646.27 FCFA365,563	$35.51 NGN51,386.82	-94.5%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 36.5% more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$53.41 FCFA30,214	$133.90 NGN193,782.81	+150.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA4,977,714	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01	-77.7%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.81 FCFA3,284	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	-81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.05 FCFA2,291	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	-43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA1,838	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	-38.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.51 FCFA25,178	$44.84 NGN64,885.38	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 FCFA3,304	$8.35 NGN12,088.18	+43.0%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Brazzaville	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA32,525	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA33,939	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	-52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA56,565	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA31,111	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	+55.7%
Average			-18.9%

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