Cost of living comparison

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Brazzaville vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 0.5% more expensive than Iceland overall.

Restaurants
pay 30.9% less in Brazzaville
Groceries
pay 15.9% less in Brazzaville
Transportation
pay 46.8% less in Brazzaville
Housing
pay 3.0 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare
pay 17.1% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.9% less in Brazzaville
Clothing
pay 37.6% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

pay 30.9% less for restaurants

 
Iceland
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.40
ISK2,740
$14.38
FCFA9,199
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$16.94
ISK2,393
$7.87
FCFA5,035
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.81
ISK397
$2.30
FCFA1,472

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

 
Iceland
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$2.95
ISK417
$4.62
FCFA2,955
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.27
ISK1,026
$3.38
FCFA2,162
Milk (1 gallon) $6.01
ISK848
$8.12
FCFA5,193

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pay 46.8% less for transportation

 
Iceland
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.36
ISK1,181
$4.29
FCFA2,746
Monthly public transit pass $71.28
ISK10,067
$23.44
FCFA14,994
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $40,660.66
ISK5,742,912
$29,343.54
FCFA18,770,394

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Iceland
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.17
ISK10,194
$41.25
FCFA26,384
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,838.04
ISK259,604
$589.16
FCFA376,870
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,497.77
ISK211,545
$360.53
FCFA230,622

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

 
Iceland
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $258.16
ISK36,463
$49.10
FCFA31,408
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,993.99
ISK846,592
$8,800.00
FCFA5,629,160

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pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Iceland
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $9.19
ISK1,298
$4.85
FCFA3,104
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.65
ISK657
$4.14
FCFA2,647
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.76
ISK1,660
$3.25
FCFA2,079

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

 
Iceland
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$111.23
ISK15,710
$57.50
FCFA36,781
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$59.69
ISK8,430
$60.00
FCFA38,381
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$148.00
ISK20,903
$100.00
FCFA63,968

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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: January 2025
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