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Brazzaville vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 90.2% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 3.9 times more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.0% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 24.4% more in Brazzaville

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Apia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.2% less for restaurants

	Apia	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$59.13 WST165.55	$14.38 FCFA9,148	-75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 WST30.01	$7.87 FCFA5,007	-26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 WST6.00	$2.30 FCFA1,464	+7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 WST4.26	$1.49 FCFA949	-1.9%
Average			-24.2%

Apia vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.9 times more for groceries

	Apia	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 WST1.98	$4.62 FCFA2,939	+552.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.38 FCFA2,150
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 WST18.76	$8.12 FCFA5,165	+21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$2.94 FCFA1,870
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.16 FCFA1,373
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.11 FCFA707
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.75 FCFA476
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.66 FCFA1,053
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.16 FCFA739
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.84 FCFA534
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.57 FCFA361
Average			+286.8%

Apia vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Apia	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.29 FCFA2,731
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.44 FCFA14,911
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,343.54 FCFA18,666,635
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.45 FCFA7,920

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Apia	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$41.25 FCFA26,238
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$589.16 FCFA374,786
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$360.53 FCFA229,347
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$621.28 FCFA395,223

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$49.10 FCFA31,235
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,800.00 FCFA5,598,043

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pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 WST15.00	$4.85 FCFA3,087	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 WST4.50	$4.14 FCFA2,632	+157.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.25 FCFA2,067
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.25 FCFA26,238
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.34 FCFA4,033
Average			+74.0%

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pay 24.4% more for clothing

	Apia	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.56 WST127.56	$57.50 FCFA36,578	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.45 WST102.05	$60.00 FCFA38,168	+64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.34 WST191.34	$100.00 FCFA63,614	+46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.11 WST255.12	$55.00 FCFA34,988	-39.6%
Average			+24.4%

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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: January 2025

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