Cost of living comparison

Zambia

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 68.7% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 35.9% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 63.0% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Brazzaville

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

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Brazzaville vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.3% more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW110.20	$8.40 FCFA4,903	+51.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW100.18	$4.93 FCFA2,880	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ZMW15.03	$1.60 FCFA935	+112.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZMW9.39	$1.32 FCFA769	+179.4%
Average			+43.3%

Lusaka vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.9% more for groceries

	Lusaka	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ZMW23.92	$4.78 FCFA2,790	+298.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.63	$8.09 FCFA4,722	+57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.52 ZMW129.88	$10.66 FCFA6,225	+63.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 ZMW38.66	$2.93 FCFA1,713	+51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.22	$4.17 FCFA2,437	+45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ZMW30.42	$1.11 FCFA648	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.94	$0.77 FCFA452	-29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.94	$1.65 FCFA965	-0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.88	$1.35 FCFA790	+94.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.20	$1.19 FCFA697	+2.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.51	$1.06 FCFA617	+27.6%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Lusaka	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 ZMW115.01	$5.01 FCFA2,924	-13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW999.41	$23.39 FCFA13,657	-53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	+288.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW290.52	$12.49 FCFA7,289	-14.4%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Lusaka	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.95 ZMW7,670.79	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	+200.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.40 ZMW3,574.79	$450.79 FCFA263K	+151.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	$631.61 FCFA369K	+926.8%
Average			+214.2%

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pay 63.0% less for childcare

	Lusaka	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	??
Average			-63.0%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.05	$5.70 FCFA3,326	+353.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.21	$3.97 FCFA2,316	+40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.11	$3.76 FCFA2,193	+24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	$25.82 FCFA15,074	-52.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW120.22	$5.72 FCFA3,342	-5.1%
Average			+21.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lusaka	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW463.85	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.88	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW900.42	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	??

Lusaka vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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