Cost of living comparison

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 2.8 times more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 8.1 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 18.0% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$14.38 FCFA8,274	+147.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$7.87 FCFA4,529	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$2.30 FCFA1,324	+240.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$1.49 FCFA859	+350.4%
Average			+194.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Bishkek	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$4.62 FCFA2,658	+866.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$3.38 FCFA1,945	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$8.12 FCFA4,671	+150.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$2.94 FCFA1,692	+67.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$2.16 FCFA1,242	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$1.11 FCFA639	+135.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.75 FCFA431	-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$1.66 FCFA953	+75.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$1.16 FCFA668	+28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$0.84 FCFA483	+269.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.57 FCFA326	+136.1%
Average			+152.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$4.29 FCFA2,470	+47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	$23.44 FCFA13,487	+210.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	$29,343.54 FCFA16,883,558	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	$12.45 FCFA7,163	+198.1%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 8.1 times more for housing

	Bishkek	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	$41.25 FCFA23,731	+242.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$589.16 FCFA338,986	+24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$360.53 FCFA207,440	+2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	$621.28 FCFA357,471	+2579.2%
Average			+711.9%

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pay 18.0% less for childcare

	Bishkek	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	$49.10 FCFA28,251	-78.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	$8,800.00 FCFA5,063,306	+42.7%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$4.85 FCFA2,792	+318.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$4.14 FCFA2,381	+101.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$3.25 FCFA1,870	+108.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$41.25 FCFA23,731	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$6.34 FCFA3,648	+45.7%
Average			+113.9%

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	$57.50 FCFA33,084	+41.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	$60.00 FCFA34,523	+54.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	$100.00 FCFA57,538	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$55.00 FCFA31,646	-43.1%
Average			+12.3%

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