Cost of living comparison

 Lusaka, Zambia
compared to
 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 2.1 times more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants
pay 2.9 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries
pay 71.2% more in Brazzaville
Transportation
pay 55.7% more in Brazzaville
Housing
pay 3.4 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare
pay 19.2% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Brazzaville
Clothing
pay 2.0 times more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Lusaka
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.21
ZMW191.88
$14.38
FCFA8,313
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.82
ZMW101.68
$7.87
FCFA4,550
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
ZMW18.99
$2.30
FCFA1,330

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pay 71.2% more for groceries

 
Lusaka
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.74
ZMW19.68
$4.62
FCFA2,670
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
ZMW96.74
$3.38
FCFA1,954
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
ZMW129.11
$8.12
FCFA4,693

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pay 55.7% more for transportation

 
Lusaka
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.77
ZMW126.80
$4.29
FCFA2,482
Monthly public transit pass $37.04
ZMW985.50
$23.44
FCFA13,550
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,004.53
ZMW212,997.41
$29,343.54
FCFA16,962,192

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

 
Lusaka
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$125.92
ZMW3,350.66
$41.25
FCFA23,842
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $214.42
ZMW5,705.70
$589.16
FCFA340,565
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $114.96
ZMW3,059.01
$360.53
FCFA208,406

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pay 19.2% less for childcare

 
Lusaka
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $176.79
ZMW4,704.30
$49.10
FCFA28,383
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,570.42
ZMW174,836.45
$8,800.00
FCFA5,086,888

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Lusaka
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.97
ZMW25.73
$4.85
FCFA2,805
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
ZMW55.17
$4.14
FCFA2,392
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.49
ZMW66.23
$3.25
FCFA1,879

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

 
Lusaka
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.43
ZMW490.55
$57.50
FCFA33,238
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.78
ZMW499.83
$60.00
FCFA34,683
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.18
ZMW2,399.56
$100.00
FCFA57,806

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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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