Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 29.8% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 53.5% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 33.3% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 54.0% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.73	$14.38 FCFA8,185	+21.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON32.92	$7.87 FCFA4,480	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.72	$2.30 FCFA1,310	+15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.62	$1.49 FCFA850	-32.3%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 53.5% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.13	$4.62 FCFA2,629	+293.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.75	$3.38 FCFA1,924	-25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.68	$8.12 FCFA4,621	+28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.30	$2.94 FCFA1,673	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.48	$2.16 FCFA1,229	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.56	$1.11 FCFA633	+89.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.36	$0.75 FCFA426	-2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.28	$1.66 FCFA942	+120.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.85	$1.16 FCFA661	+31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.21	$0.84 FCFA478	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.92	$0.57 FCFA323	+28.7%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 33.3% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.60	$4.29 FCFA2,444	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON75.24	$23.44 FCFA13,342	+36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON113,503.60	$29,343.54 FCFA16,701,897	+12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.39	$12.45 FCFA7,086	+114.0%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON40.83	$41.25 FCFA23,476	+340.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,627.45	$589.16 FCFA335,339	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,733.91	$360.53 FCFA205,208	-9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON567.74	$621.28 FCFA353,625	+377.7%
Average			+176.8%

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,304.50	$49.10 FCFA27,947	-90.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,407.15	$8,800.00 FCFA5,008,826	-17.2%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.11	$4.85 FCFA2,762	+50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.83	$4.14 FCFA2,355	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.10	$3.25 FCFA1,850	-45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON217.56	$41.25 FCFA23,476	-17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.62	$6.34 FCFA3,609	-26.4%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON342.28	$57.50 FCFA32,728	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON173.19	$60.00 FCFA34,151	+51.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON375.14	$100.00 FCFA56,918	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON461.82	$55.00 FCFA31,305	-48.0%
Average			-1.8%

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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: June 2025

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