Cost of living comparison

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Brazzaville vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 2.2 times more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in Brazzaville
Transportation
pay 5.9% less in Brazzaville
Housing
pay 6.5 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare
pay 22.8% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.4% more in Brazzaville
Clothing
pay 3.5% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Rabat
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.42
MAD41.30
$11.68
FCFA6,699
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.62
MAD61.95
$5.10
FCFA2,923
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
MAD5.56
$1.58
FCFA904

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Rabat
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.49
MAD4.58
$4.99
FCFA2,859
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.60
MAD61.78
$3.38
FCFA1,939
Milk (1 gallon) $3.32
MAD31.06
$8.76
FCFA5,026

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

 
Rabat
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.91
MAD55.30
$4.74
FCFA2,721
Monthly public transit pass $27.60
MAD258.14
$23.44
FCFA13,444
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,530.73
MAD351K
$29,343.54
FCFA17M

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

 
Rabat
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.53
MAD360.44
$44.51
FCFA25,531
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $469.58
MAD4,392.62
$551.55
FCFA316K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $272.96
MAD2,553.38
$465.04
FCFA267K

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pay 22.8% less for childcare

 
Rabat
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $158.91
MAD1,486.46
$53.41
FCFA30,637
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,276.88
MAD68,070.83
$8,800.00
FCFA5M

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rabat
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.52
MAD51.63
$5.81
FCFA3,330
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
MAD18.67
$4.05
FCFA2,323
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.30
MAD40.27
$3.25
FCFA1,864

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

 
Rabat
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.35
MAD499.08
$57.50
FCFA32,980
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.77
MAD446.85
$60.00
FCFA34,414
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.95
MAD972.35
$100.00
FCFA57,356

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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: July 2026
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