Cost of living comparison

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Brazzaville vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 10.1% cheaper than Ireland overall.

Restaurants
pay 10.2% less in Brazzaville
Groceries
pay 10.2% more in Brazzaville
Transportation
pay 45.5% less in Brazzaville
Housing
pay 37.2% more in Brazzaville
Childcare
pay 32.5% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.8% less in Brazzaville
Clothing
pay 2.7% more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.2% less for restaurants

 
Ireland
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.71
€15.86
$14.38
FCFA8,451
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.75
€8.73
$7.87
FCFA4,626
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.15
€1.93
$2.30
FCFA1,352

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

 
Ireland
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.60
$4.62
FCFA2,715
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
€3.69
$3.38
FCFA1,986
Milk (1 gallon) $5.05
€4.52
$8.12
FCFA4,771

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pay 45.5% less for transportation

 
Ireland
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.11
€6.37
$4.29
FCFA2,523
Monthly public transit pass $119.47
€107.04
$23.44
FCFA13,775
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,943.34
€33,993.10
$29,343.54
FCFA17,244,206

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pay 37.2% more for housing

 
Ireland
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.92
€42.04
$41.25
FCFA24,238
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,406.76
€1,260.30
$589.16
FCFA346,227
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,187.82
€1,064.16
$360.53
FCFA211,871

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pay 32.5% less for childcare

 
Ireland
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $996.31
€892.58
$49.10
FCFA28,855
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,771.62
€6,066.63
$8,800.00
FCFA5,171,462

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ireland
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.94
€5.32
$4.85
FCFA2,852
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
€3.41
$4.14
FCFA2,432
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$16.44
€14.73
$3.25
FCFA1,910

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

 
Ireland
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$77.94
€69.83
$57.50
FCFA33,791
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.83
€33.89
$60.00
FCFA35,260
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.63
€76.71
$100.00
FCFA58,767

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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: May 2025
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