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Brazzaville vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 61.8% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 97.0% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 18.1% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 91.8% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 54.9% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 38.3% more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.0% more for restaurants

	Manila	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$11.68 FCFA6,606	+94.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$5.10 FCFA2,882	+18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$1.58 FCFA892	+62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$1.58 FCFA892	+213.0%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 18.1% more for groceries

	Manila	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$4.99 FCFA2,820	+273.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$3.38 FCFA1,912	-20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$8.76 FCFA4,956	+19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$2.94 FCFA1,663	+32.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$2.16 FCFA1,221	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$1.11 FCFA629	-26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.81 FCFA457	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$1.66 FCFA936	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$1.16 FCFA657	+13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$0.84 FCFA475	-28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$0.57 FCFA321	-58.7%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 91.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$4.74 FCFA2,684	+13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$23.44 FCFA13,259	+70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$29,343.54 FCFA16,598,153	+16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$10.74 FCFA6,076	+267.3%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Manila	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$44.51 FCFA25,178	+64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$551.55 FCFA311,982	+7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$465.04 FCFA263,050	+84.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$646.27 FCFA365,563	+543.1%
Average			+174.9%

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pay 54.9% less for childcare

	Manila	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$53.41 FCFA30,214	-61.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$8,800.00 FCFA4,977,714	-48.3%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$5.81 FCFA3,284	+297.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$4.05 FCFA2,291	+56.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$3.25 FCFA1,838	-0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$44.51 FCFA25,178	+5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$5.84 FCFA3,304	-22.0%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 38.3% more for clothing

	Manila	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$57.50 FCFA32,525	+16.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$60.00 FCFA33,939	+102.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$100.00 FCFA56,565	+23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$55.00 FCFA31,111	+10.7%
Average			+38.3%

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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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