Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 4.7 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 6.1 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 3.9 times more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 13.8 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 20.2% more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP201.82	$14.38 FCFA8,167	+254.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP234.11	$7.87 FCFA4,471	+67.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.63	$2.30 FCFA1,307	+587.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.09	$1.49 FCFA848	+1118.7%
Average			+507.0%

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pay 3.9 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.26	$4.62 FCFA2,624	+611.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP78.83	$3.38 FCFA1,920	+113.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP168.97	$8.12 FCFA4,611	+138.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP72.07	$2.94 FCFA1,670	+102.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP97.41	$2.16 FCFA1,226	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.00	$1.11 FCFA631	+62.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.58	$0.75 FCFA425	+221.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.91	$1.66 FCFA940	+941.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.57	$1.16 FCFA660	+503.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.75	$0.84 FCFA477	+288.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.43	$0.57 FCFA322	+198.9%
Average			+290.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP50.44	$4.29 FCFA2,438	+323.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP403.64	$23.44 FCFA13,313	+188.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,803,766.16	$29,343.54 FCFA16,665,744	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP124.12	$12.45 FCFA7,071	+398.6%
Average			+222.8%

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pay 13.8 times more for housing

	Cairo	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP481.88	$41.25 FCFA23,425	+325.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,376.91	$589.16 FCFA334,613	+182.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,442.72	$360.53 FCFA204,763	+178.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP678.66	$621.28 FCFA352,859	+4451.0%
Average			+1284.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,337.97	$49.10 FCFA27,887	-43.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP96,859.58	$8,800.00 FCFA4,997,984	+351.7%
Average			+154.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP70.64	$4.85 FCFA2,756	+241.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP76.45	$4.14 FCFA2,350	+169.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP90.82	$3.25 FCFA1,846	+77.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP922.27	$41.25 FCFA23,425	+122.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP151.36	$6.34 FCFA3,601	+108.2%
Average			+143.8%

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pay 20.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,853.30	$57.50 FCFA32,657	+54.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,455.48	$60.00 FCFA34,077	+21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,850.56	$100.00 FCFA56,795	+2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,664.65	$55.00 FCFA31,237	+2.6%
Average			+20.2%

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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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