Cost of living comparison

 Maputo, Mozambique
compared to
 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 62.1% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants
pay 61.8% more in Brazzaville
Groceries
pay 89.0% more in Brazzaville
Transportation
pay 3.1% less in Brazzaville
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare
pay 11.8% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 70.5% more in Brazzaville
Clothing
pay 15.6% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Maputo. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 61.8% more for restaurants

 
Maputo
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.95
MZN700.66
$14.38
FCFA8,009
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
MZN639.60
$7.87
FCFA4,384
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
MZN60.61
$2.30
FCFA1,282

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pay 89.0% more for groceries

 
Maputo
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MZN75.90
$4.62
FCFA2,573
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.45
MZN540.51
$3.38
FCFA1,882
Milk (1 gallon) $5.78
MZN369.42
$8.12
FCFA4,521

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

 
Maputo
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.12
MZN327.24
$4.29
FCFA2,391
Monthly public transit pass $13.17
MZN842.09
$23.44
FCFA13,054
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,863.85
MZN2,101,972.03
$29,343.54
FCFA16,341,487

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Maputo
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$132.97
MZN8,504.65
$41.25
FCFA22,969
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $782.47
MZN50,046.95
$589.16
FCFA328,102
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.87
MZN17,516.43
$360.53
FCFA200,779

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pay 11.8% less for childcare

 
Maputo
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.04
MZN17,271.52
$49.10
FCFA27,344
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,559.16
MZN355,564.01
$8,800.00
FCFA4,900,741

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pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Maputo
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
MZN80.08
$4.85
FCFA2,702
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
MZN143.10
$4.14
FCFA2,304
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.58
MZN165.15
$3.25
FCFA1,810

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

 
Maputo
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$34.04
MZN2,177.04
$57.50
FCFA32,022
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.64
MZN3,878.64
$60.00
FCFA33,414
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.64
MZN4,837.87
$100.00
FCFA55,690

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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: July 2025
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