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Brazzaville vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 14.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 20.2% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 12.7% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 41.4% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.7% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$11.68 FCFA6,606	-35.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$5.10 FCFA2,882	-57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$1.58 FCFA892	-27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$1.58 FCFA892	+13.6%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 20.2% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$4.99 FCFA2,820	+72.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$3.38 FCFA1,912	-44.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$8.76 FCFA4,956	+50.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$2.94 FCFA1,663	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$2.16 FCFA1,221	-44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$1.11 FCFA629	-3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$0.81 FCFA457	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$1.66 FCFA936	+192.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$1.16 FCFA657	+1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$0.84 FCFA475	+27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$0.57 FCFA321	-2.1%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$4.74 FCFA2,684	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	$23.44 FCFA13,259	+17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$29,343.54 FCFA16,598,153	+17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$10.74 FCFA6,076	+12.9%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$44.51 FCFA25,178	+51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$551.55 FCFA311,982	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$465.04 FCFA263,050	+0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$646.27 FCFA365,563	+540.0%
Average			+143.8%

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pay 12.7% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$53.41 FCFA30,214	-85.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$8,800.00 FCFA4,977,714	+60.1%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$5.81 FCFA3,284	+52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$4.05 FCFA2,291	-1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$3.25 FCFA1,838	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$44.51 FCFA25,178	+2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$5.84 FCFA3,304	-35.1%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 41.4% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$57.50 FCFA32,525	-49.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$60.00 FCFA33,939	-34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$100.00 FCFA56,565	-22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$55.00 FCFA31,111	-59.2%
Average			-41.4%

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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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