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Brazzaville vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 7.4% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 23.9% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 96.5% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 65.8% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.6% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,249	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥781	$5.10 FCFA2,848	+1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥181	$1.58 FCFA881	+35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥131	$1.58 FCFA881	+87.2%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥242	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+220.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,123	$3.38 FCFA1,889	-53.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥890	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥363	$2.94 FCFA1,643	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥548	$2.16 FCFA1,207	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥370	$1.11 FCFA621	-53.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥184	$0.81 FCFA451	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥386	$1.66 FCFA925	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥411	$1.16 FCFA649	-56.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥222	$0.84 FCFA469	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥231	$0.57 FCFA317	-61.7%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 23.9% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥701	$4.74 FCFA2,651	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,449	$23.44 FCFA13,100	-68.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥3,478,419	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+31.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,684	$10.74 FCFA6,003	-64.3%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 96.5% more for housing

	Tokyo	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,209	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥166,915	$551.55 FCFA308,248	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥100,032	$465.04 FCFA259,902	-27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,027	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+429.0%
Average			+96.5%

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pay 65.8% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥80,944	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2,356,844	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	-41.8%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥624	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥534	$4.05 FCFA2,263	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥624	$3.25 FCFA1,816	-18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,621	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥1,978	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-54.0%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,853	$57.50 FCFA32,136	+1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,306	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,762	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+59.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,076	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-39.1%
Average			+17.5%

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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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