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Brazzaville vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 14.2% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants
pay 42.4% less in Brazzaville
Groceries
pay 10.8% more in Brazzaville
Transportation
pay 34.9% less in Brazzaville
Housing
pay 56.6% more in Brazzaville
Childcare
pay 62.5% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.2% less in Brazzaville
Clothing
pay 14.9% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

pay 42.4% less for restaurants

 
Madrid
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.10
€15.62
$11.68
FCFA6,612
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€10.08
$5.10
FCFA2,885
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.13
€2.70
$1.58
FCFA892

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pay 10.8% more for groceries

 
Madrid
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.48
$4.99
FCFA2,822
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.25
€6.25
$3.38
FCFA1,913
Milk (1 gallon) $4.61
€3.98
$8.76
FCFA4,960

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pay 34.9% less for transportation

 
Madrid
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.08
€6.11
$4.74
FCFA2,686
Monthly public transit pass $45.84
€39.56
$23.44
FCFA13,269
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,541.72
€33,261.47
$29,343.54
FCFA17M

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pay 56.6% more for housing

 
Madrid
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.54
€29.81
$44.51
FCFA25,198
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,540.98
€1,329.87
$551.55
FCFA312K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,118.82
€965.54
$465.04
FCFA263K

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pay 62.5% less for childcare

 
Madrid
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $673.20
€580.97
$53.41
FCFA30,238
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,119.76
€11,322.34
$8,800.00
FCFA5M

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.50
€3.88
$5.81
FCFA3,286
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.20
€2.77
$4.05
FCFA2,292
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.01
€6.05
$3.25
FCFA1,840

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pay 14.9% less for clothing

 
Madrid
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$98.88
€85.34
$57.50
FCFA32,550
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.27
€35.61
$60.00
FCFA33,965
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.49
€92.76
$100.00
FCFA56,609

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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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