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Brazzaville vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 49.6% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 67.1% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 28.2% more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 17.7% more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.8% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.39	$11.68 FCFA6,612	+35.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR85.98	$5.10 FCFA2,885	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.44	$1.58 FCFA892	+45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.53	$1.58 FCFA892	+85.0%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 67.1% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.10	$4.99 FCFA2,822	+369.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR68.90	$3.38 FCFA1,913	-16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.21	$8.76 FCFA4,960	+86.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.21	$2.94 FCFA1,664	+18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.03	$2.16 FCFA1,222	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.97	$1.11 FCFA629	+46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.15	$0.81 FCFA457	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.79	$1.66 FCFA937	+120.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.97	$1.16 FCFA657	+52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.17	$0.84 FCFA475	+40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.31	$0.57 FCFA321	+3.9%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.20	$4.74 FCFA2,686	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,903.64	$23.44 FCFA13,269	-86.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR344K	$29,343.54 FCFA17M	+45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.09	$10.74 FCFA6,081	-17.1%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Pretoria	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR626.91	$44.51 FCFA25,198	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,956.94	$551.55 FCFA312K	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,009.35	$465.04 FCFA263K	+13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,664.85	$646.27 FCFA366K	+562.0%
Average			+157.8%

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pay 28.2% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,458.82	$53.41 FCFA30,238	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,196.76	$8,800.00 FCFA5M	+130.2%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.30	$5.81 FCFA3,286	+151.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.59	$4.05 FCFA2,292	+88.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.13	$3.25 FCFA1,840	+12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR611.72	$44.51 FCFA25,198	+24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR132.65	$5.84 FCFA3,306	-24.9%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 17.7% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR861.17	$57.50 FCFA32,550	+13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR564.91	$60.00 FCFA33,965	+81.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,518.96	$100.00 FCFA56,609	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,473.93	$55.00 FCFA31,135	-36.4%
Average			+17.7%

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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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