Cost of living comparison

 Banjul, Gambia
compared to
 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 8.0 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants
pay 77.6% more in Brazzaville
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Brazzaville
Transportation
pay 4.4 times more in Brazzaville
Housing
pay 9.8 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare
pay 35.0 times more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 76.9% more in Brazzaville
Clothing
pay 0.5% more in Brazzaville

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Banjul. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

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

pay 77.6% more for restaurants

 
Banjul
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.96
GMD354.93
$14.38
FCFA8,070
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.29
GMD450.00
$7.87
FCFA4,417
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.66
GMD118.94
$2.30
FCFA1,291

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Banjul
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.65
GMD46.67
$4.62
FCFA2,592
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.15
GMD225.00
$3.38
FCFA1,897
Milk (1 gallon) $5.21
GMD372.23
$8.12
FCFA4,556

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

 
Banjul
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.01
GMD286.85
$4.29
FCFA2,409
Monthly public transit pass $6.55
GMD468.33
$23.44
FCFA13,154
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $2,727.27
GMD195,000.02
$29,343.54
FCFA16,466,750

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pay 9.8 times more for housing

 
Banjul
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.62
GMD3,333.33
$41.25
FCFA23,146
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $102.56
GMD7,333.04
$589.16
FCFA330,617
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $52.91
GMD3,783.34
$360.53
FCFA202,318

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pay 35.0 times more for childcare

 
Banjul
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $6.99
GMD500.00
$49.10
FCFA27,554
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $139.86
GMD10,000.00
$8,800.00
FCFA4,938,307

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pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Banjul
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.32
GMD237.36
$4.85
FCFA2,723
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.08
GMD148.91
$4.14
FCFA2,322
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.71
GMD122.50
$3.25
FCFA1,824

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

 
Banjul
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.00
GMD4,004.00
$57.50
FCFA32,267
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.34
GMD3,170.31
$60.00
FCFA33,670
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.43
GMD7,109.25
$100.00
FCFA56,117

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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: July 2025
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