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Buenos Aires vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 54.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 54.0% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 3.2% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 12.5% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 80.9% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Brazzaville, you would:

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pay 54.0% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 FCFA6,606	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 FCFA2,882	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+135.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA892	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA892	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	-11.9%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 3.2% more for groceries

	Brazzaville	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$4.99 FCFA2,820	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA1,912	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+81.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.76 FCFA4,956	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,663	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,221	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+81.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA629	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 FCFA457	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA936	$0.57 ARS819.15	-65.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA657	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA475	$0.66 ARS952.66	-21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA321	$0.58 ARS837.26	+2.1%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 12.5% less for transportation

	Brazzaville	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 FCFA2,684	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA13,259	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-14.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA16,598,153	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 FCFA6,076	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-11.4%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.51 FCFA25,178	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$551.55 FCFA311,982	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.04 FCFA263,050	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$646.27 FCFA365,563	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-84.4%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$53.41 FCFA30,214	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+587.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA4,977,714	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-37.5%
Average			+275.1%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.81 FCFA3,284	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	-34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.05 FCFA2,291	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA1,838	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.51 FCFA25,178	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 FCFA3,304	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+54.1%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 80.9% more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA32,525	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+96.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA33,939	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA56,565	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA31,111	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+145.3%
Average			+80.9%

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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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