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Asmara vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 11.4% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% less in Asmara
Groceries: pay 64.6% more in Asmara
Transportation: pay 46.9% more in Asmara
Housing: pay 56.2% more in Asmara
Childcare: pay 67.1% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.6% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 60.3% more in Asmara

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

Asmara vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3% less for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 FCFA6,579	$12.00 ERN180.00	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 FCFA2,871	$5.99 ERN89.85	+17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA888	$1.25 ERN18.75	-20.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA888	$1.00 ERN15.00	-36.6%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 64.6% more for groceries

	Brazzaville	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$4.99 FCFA2,808	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA1,904	$1.50 ERN22.50	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.76 FCFA4,936	$5.30 ERN79.49	-39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,656	$4.38 ERN65.70	+49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,216	$12.17 ERN182.57	+463.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA626	$5.54 ERN83.16	+398.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 FCFA455	$0.58 ERN8.69	-28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA933	$0.91 ERN13.61	-45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA654	$0.50 ERN7.56	-56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA473	$0.70 ERN10.43	-17.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA319	$0.43 ERN6.50	-23.6%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 46.9% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 FCFA2,673	$8.52 ERN127.76	+79.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA13,205	$8.00 ERN120.00	-65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA16,530,488	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+127.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 FCFA6,051	??
Average			+46.9%

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pay 56.2% more for housing

	Brazzaville	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.51 FCFA25,076	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+349.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$551.55 FCFA310,710	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.04 FCFA261,978	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	-14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$646.27 FCFA364,073	$21.03 ERN315.44	-96.7%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 67.1% less for childcare

	Brazzaville	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$53.41 FCFA30,091	$25.00 ERN375.00	-53.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA4,957,422	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-81.0%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.81 FCFA3,270	$0.80 ERN12.00	-86.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.05 FCFA2,281	$0.82 ERN12.38	-79.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA1,831	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.51 FCFA25,076	$27.00 ERN405.00	-39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 FCFA3,290	$1.10 ERN16.50	-81.2%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 60.3% more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA32,392	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA33,801	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA56,334	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+100.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA30,984	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	+72.7%
Average			+60.3%

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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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