Cost of living comparison

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 9.0% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 24.5% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 13.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 45.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.6% less for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 FCFA8,313	$3.85 KES497.85	-73.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.87 FCFA4,550	$6.17 KES796.57	-21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 FCFA1,330	$0.66 KES85.62	-71.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA863	$0.53 KES68.79	-64.3%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 24.5% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62 FCFA2,670	$0.56 KES72.11	-87.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA1,954	$5.59 KES722.20	+65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 FCFA4,693	$3.35 KES433.02	-58.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,699	$1.70 KES219.99	-42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,248	$2.71 KES350.07	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA642	$1.26 KES163.27	+13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA433	$0.50 KES64.55	-33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA957	$0.87 KES112.89	-47.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA671	$0.46 KES59.06	-60.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA485	$0.48 KES62.34	-42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA328	$0.56 KES71.87	-1.9%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,482	$6.17 KES797.74	+43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA13,550	$30.83 KES3,982.83	+31.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA16,962,192	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.45 FCFA7,197	$13.87 KES1,792.27	+11.4%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 45.5% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.25 FCFA23,842	$39.39 KES5,089.54	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.16 FCFA340,565	$428.53 KES55,365.83	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.53 FCFA208,406	$166.44 KES21,503.47	-53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$621.28 FCFA359,136	$22.39 KES2,893.11	-96.4%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.10 FCFA28,383	$166.67 KES21,534.37	+239.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA5,086,888	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93	-9.0%
Average			+115.2%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.85 FCFA2,805	$2.31 KES298.71	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.14 FCFA2,392	$2.24 KES289.52	-45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA1,879	$3.08 KES398.28	-5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.25 FCFA23,842	$44.12 KES5,699.93	+7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.34 FCFA3,665	$6.17 KES796.57	-2.8%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

	Brazzaville	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA33,238	$16.84 KES2,176.10	-70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA34,683	$22.95 KES2,965.00	-61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA57,806	$61.84 KES7,989.37	-38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA31,793	$52.50 KES6,783.22	-4.5%
Average			-43.8%

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