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Brazzaville vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 92.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 99.3% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 48.4% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 36.8% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.3% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.58 FCFA881	+133.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$1.58 FCFA881	+240.3%
Average			+99.3%

Kiev vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+537.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$3.38 FCFA1,889	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+84.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.94 FCFA1,643	+45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.16 FCFA1,207	+2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.11 FCFA621	+101.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.81 FCFA451	+11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$1.66 FCFA925	+94.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.16 FCFA649	+14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.84 FCFA469	+125.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.57 FCFA317	+123.8%
Average			+100.8%

Kiev vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$4.74 FCFA2,651	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$23.44 FCFA13,100	+129.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	-3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$10.74 FCFA6,003	+78.5%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Kiev	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+532.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$551.55 FCFA308,248	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+23.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+698.2%
Average			+310.3%

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pay 36.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	+12.1%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+435.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$4.05 FCFA2,263	+147.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$3.25 FCFA1,816	+12.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$5.84 FCFA3,264	+21.3%
Average			+126.5%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Kiev	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$57.50 FCFA32,136	-16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+67.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-49.8%
Average			+1.2%

Kiev vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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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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