Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 30.1% more expensive than Beirut.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.9% more in Brazzaville
- Groceries
-
pay 95.8% more in Brazzaville
- Transportation
-
pay 12.6% less in Brazzaville
- Housing
-
pay 73.8% more in Brazzaville
- Childcare
-
pay 15.7% more in Brazzaville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.4% more in Brazzaville
- Clothing
-
pay 19.0% less in Brazzaville
The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,057
|
$14.38
FCFA9,148
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP682,970
|
$7.87
FCFA5,007
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,091
|
$2.30
FCFA1,464
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,028
|
$1.49
FCFA949
|
|
pay 95.8% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,762
|
$4.62
FCFA2,939
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP489,496
|
$3.38
FCFA2,150
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP553,215
|
$8.12
FCFA5,165
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,889
|
$2.94
FCFA1,870
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,950
|
$2.16
FCFA1,373
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,843
|
$1.11
FCFA707
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,668
|
$0.75
FCFA476
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,711
|
$1.66
FCFA1,053
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,703
|
$1.16
FCFA739
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,011
|
$0.84
FCFA534
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,212
|
$0.57
FCFA361
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,088
|
$4.29
FCFA2,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,705,430
|
$23.44
FCFA14,911
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,682,171,804
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,666,635
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,139,923
|
$12.45
FCFA7,920
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,808
|
$41.25
FCFA26,238
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,002,463
|
$589.16
FCFA374,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,130,183
|
$360.53
FCFA229,347
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,410,684
|
$621.28
FCFA395,223
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,331,623
|
$49.10
FCFA31,235
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP367,556,877
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,598,043
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,217
|
$4.85
FCFA3,087
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,336
|
$4.14
FCFA2,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,811
|
$3.25
FCFA2,067
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,304,740
|
$41.25
FCFA26,238
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,840
|
$6.34
FCFA4,033
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,984,822
|
$57.50
FCFA36,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,760
|
$60.00
FCFA38,168
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,219,966
|
$100.00
FCFA63,614
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,898,491
|
$55.00
FCFA34,988
|
|
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