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Brazzaville vs. Seoul Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 8.8% more expensive than Seoul.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 72.3% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 14.1% more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Seoul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.2% more for restaurants

	Seoul	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.49 ₩12,514	$11.68 FCFA6,579	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,281	$5.10 FCFA2,871	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ₩2,415	$1.58 FCFA888	-3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,151	$1.58 FCFA888	+101.9%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Seoul	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 ₩4,772	$4.99 FCFA2,808	+54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩10,011	$3.38 FCFA1,904	-50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,566	$8.76 FCFA4,936	+11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,321	$2.94 FCFA1,656	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 ₩6,880	$2.16 FCFA1,216	-53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,078	$1.11 FCFA626	-67.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.52 ₩2,246	$0.81 FCFA455	-47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,466	$1.66 FCFA933	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,086	$1.16 FCFA654	-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 ₩2,386	$0.84 FCFA473	-48.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 ₩1,912	$0.57 FCFA319	-56.3%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Seoul	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,530	$4.74 FCFA2,673	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.99 ₩67,782	$23.44 FCFA13,205	-49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩36,951,647	$29,343.54 FCFA16,530,488	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.50 ₩15,475	$10.74 FCFA6,051	+2.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Seoul	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 ₩30,296	$44.51 FCFA25,076	+116.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.55 ₩1,364,083	$551.55 FCFA310,710	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.33 ₩824,340	$465.04 FCFA261,978	-16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩175,208	$646.27 FCFA364,073	+443.6%
Average			+125.7%

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pay 72.3% less for childcare

	Seoul	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.15 ₩530,786	$53.41 FCFA30,091	-85.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,667.04 ₩31,932,878	$8,800.00 FCFA4,957,422	-59.4%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Seoul	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,214	$5.81 FCFA3,270	+64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 ₩5,450	$4.05 FCFA2,281	+9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$3.25 FCFA1,831	+2.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.34 ₩83,028	$44.51 FCFA25,076	-21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,642	$5.84 FCFA3,290	-45.0%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

	Seoul	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩73,344	$57.50 FCFA32,392	+15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩58,201	$60.00 FCFA33,801	+51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.94 ₩110,450	$100.00 FCFA56,334	+33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩145,992	$55.00 FCFA30,984	-44.5%
Average			+14.1%

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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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