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Brazzaville vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 10.2% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 33.3% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 92.2% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 60.5% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% less in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.70	$11.68 FCFA6,612	-19.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.81	$5.10 FCFA2,885	-44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.21	$1.58 FCFA892	-35.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$1.58 FCFA892	-20.3%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Wellington	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$4.99 FCFA2,822	+152.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.89	$3.38 FCFA1,913	-16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.63	$8.76 FCFA4,960	+29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.60	$2.94 FCFA1,664	-56.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.17	$2.16 FCFA1,222	-54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.33	$1.11 FCFA629	-18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.73	$0.81 FCFA457	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.28	$1.66 FCFA937	+24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.97	$1.16 FCFA657	-49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.84 FCFA475	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.16	$0.57 FCFA321	-16.4%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 33.3% less for transportation

	Wellington	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.51	$4.74 FCFA2,686	-22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$187.73	$23.44 FCFA13,269	-78.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,355.42	$29,343.54 FCFA17M	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.92	$10.74 FCFA6,081	-26.2%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 92.2% more for housing

	Wellington	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.49	$44.51 FCFA25,198	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,124.63	$551.55 FCFA312K	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,882.81	$465.04 FCFA263K	-57.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$187.30	$646.27 FCFA366K	+490.9%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

	Wellington	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,316.10	$53.41 FCFA30,238	-93.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,914.01	$8,800.00 FCFA5M	-27.9%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.36	$5.81 FCFA3,286	-12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.06	$4.05 FCFA2,292	+14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$43.97	$3.25 FCFA1,840	-87.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.44	$44.51 FCFA25,198	+30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.76	$5.84 FCFA3,306	-49.4%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$118.70	$57.50 FCFA32,550	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$79.87	$60.00 FCFA33,965	+28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$194.04	$100.00 FCFA56,609	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$250.44	$55.00 FCFA31,135	-62.4%
Average			-15.6%

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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: March 2026

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