Cost of living comparison

Freetown, Sierra Leone

compared to

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 2.3 times more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 78.9% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 71.0% more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.1% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 4.8 times more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Freetown	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$14.38 FCFA8,674	+379.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.87 FCFA4,748	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$2.30 FCFA1,388	+123.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.49 FCFA900	+68.3%
Average			+137.5%

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pay 78.9% more for groceries

	Freetown	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SLL10,485	$4.62 FCFA2,786	+823.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.38 FCFA2,039
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 SLL158,756	$8.12 FCFA4,897	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SLL40,891	$2.94 FCFA1,773	+50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.16 FCFA1,302	-36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.11 FCFA670	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.75 FCFA451	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.66 FCFA999
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.16 FCFA700	-48.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.84 FCFA506	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.57 FCFA342	-23.2%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Freetown	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 SLL101,357	$4.29 FCFA2,590	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.44 FCFA14,138
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$29,343.54 FCFA17,698,589	+144.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$12.45 FCFA7,509	+15.8%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 71.0% more for housing

	Freetown	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$41.25 FCFA24,877	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	$589.16 FCFA355,350	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	$360.53 FCFA217,453	-63.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$621.28 FCFA374,727	+462.8%
Average			+71.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$49.10 FCFA29,615
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,800.00 FCFA5,307,730

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pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$4.85 FCFA2,927	+223.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$4.14 FCFA2,496	+138.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.25 FCFA1,960	+8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$41.25 FCFA24,877	-17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.34 FCFA3,824
Average			+88.1%

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pay 4.8 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$57.50 FCFA34,681	+475.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$60.00 FCFA36,189	+650.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$100.00 FCFA60,315	+400.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$55.00 FCFA33,173	+10.0%
Average			+383.8%

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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: March 2025

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