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Brazzaville vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 1.6% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 11.4% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 23.8% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 52.1% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 53.2% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Rome	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$14.38 FCFA8,295	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.42	$7.87 FCFA4,540	-26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$2.30 FCFA1,327	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$1.49 FCFA861	+32.9%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

	Rome	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$4.62 FCFA2,664	+159.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.16	$3.38 FCFA1,950	-51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.45	$8.12 FCFA4,683	+31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$2.94 FCFA1,696	-21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.30	$2.16 FCFA1,245	-55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$1.11 FCFA641	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.75 FCFA432	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$1.66 FCFA955	+85.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$1.16 FCFA670	+6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.84 FCFA484	+15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.57 FCFA327	-27.7%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.29	$4.29 FCFA2,476	-39.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.98	$23.44 FCFA13,520	-37.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,560.60	$29,343.54 FCFA16,925,255	+9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.08	$12.45 FCFA7,181	-27.4%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 52.1% more for housing

	Rome	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.90	$41.25 FCFA23,790	+40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,037.87	$589.16 FCFA339,823	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €671.01	$360.53 FCFA207,952	-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.08	$621.28 FCFA358,354	+271.4%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 53.2% less for childcare

	Rome	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €447.43	$49.10 FCFA28,321	-90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,224.67	$8,800.00 FCFA5,075,810	-16.1%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.71	$4.85 FCFA2,799	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$4.14 FCFA2,387	+171.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.65	$3.25 FCFA1,875	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.28	$41.25 FCFA23,790	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.42	$6.34 FCFA3,657	-40.8%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Rome	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.54	$57.50 FCFA33,166	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.03	$60.00 FCFA34,608	+95.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €67.85	$100.00 FCFA57,680	+29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €89.97	$55.00 FCFA31,724	-46.2%
Average			+16.6%

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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: April 2025

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