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Brazzaville vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 23.3% more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 57.6% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 41.9% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 29.7% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.9% more for restaurants

	Dakar	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,778	$11.68 FCFA6,595	+137.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,909	$5.10 FCFA2,877	-51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA505	$1.58 FCFA890	+76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA613	$1.58 FCFA890	+45.1%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 57.6% more for groceries

	Dakar	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$4.99 FCFA2,815	+680.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,636	$3.38 FCFA1,909	-47.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,391	$8.76 FCFA4,947	-8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,586	$2.94 FCFA1,660	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,483	$2.16 FCFA1,219	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA718	$1.11 FCFA628	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA481	$0.81 FCFA456	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA684	$1.66 FCFA935	+36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA553	$1.16 FCFA656	+18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA392	$0.84 FCFA474	+20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.57 FCFA320	-3.1%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 41.9% less for transportation

	Dakar	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,785	$4.74 FCFA2,679	-29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,451	$23.44 FCFA13,235	-70.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$29,343.54 FCFA17M	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,363	$10.74 FCFA6,065	-46.6%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Dakar	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,432	$44.51 FCFA25,134	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA531K	$551.55 FCFA311K	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206K	$465.04 FCFA263K	+27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,453	$646.27 FCFA365K	+441.0%
Average			+104.7%

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pay 29.7% less for childcare

	Dakar	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA152K	$53.41 FCFA30,161	-80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$8,800.00 FCFA5M	+20.7%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,515	$5.81 FCFA3,278	+116.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,526	$4.05 FCFA2,287	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,010	$3.25 FCFA1,835	+81.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,280	$44.51 FCFA25,134	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,050	$5.84 FCFA3,298	-34.7%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Dakar	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,543	$57.50 FCFA32,468	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,934	$60.00 FCFA33,879	+25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,284	$100.00 FCFA56,465	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,068	$55.00 FCFA31,056	-58.1%
Average			-7.9%

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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: March 2026

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