Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW8.80
|
$1.49
FCFA863
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW51.21
|
$2.94
FCFA1,699
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW47.81
|
$2.16
FCFA1,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW31.96
|
$1.11
FCFA642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.06
|
$0.75
FCFA433
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW33.67
|
$1.66
FCFA957
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.99
|
$1.16
FCFA671
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW25.43
|
$0.84
FCFA485
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW17.93
|
$0.57
FCFA328
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW322.77
|
$12.45
FCFA7,197
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,221.95
|
$621.28
FCFA359,136
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,096.64
|
$41.25
FCFA23,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW93.12
|
$6.34
FCFA3,665
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,202.25
|
$55.00
FCFA31,793
|
|
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