Cost of living comparison

P'yongyang, North Korea

compared to

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 2.7 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 88.5% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Brazzaville are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 23.3% more for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$14.38 FCFA8,305
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.87 FCFA4,546
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$2.30 FCFA1,329	+7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$1.49 FCFA862	+39.3%
Average			+23.3%

P'yongyang vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.5% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$4.62 FCFA2,668	+109.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.38 FCFA1,952
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$8.12 FCFA4,689	+139.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$2.94 FCFA1,698	+16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.16 FCFA1,247
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.11 FCFA642
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.75 FCFA432
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.66 FCFA956
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.16 FCFA671
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.84 FCFA485
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.57 FCFA327
Average			+88.5%

P'yongyang vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.29 FCFA2,480
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.44 FCFA13,537
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,343.54 FCFA16,946,734
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.45 FCFA7,190

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$41.25 FCFA23,820
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$589.16 FCFA340,254	+587.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$360.53 FCFA208,216	+320.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$621.28 FCFA358,808
Average			+453.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$49.10 FCFA28,357
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,800.00 FCFA5,082,252

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$4.85 FCFA2,802	-62.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$4.14 FCFA2,390	+286.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.25 FCFA1,877
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.25 FCFA23,820
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.34 FCFA3,662
Average			+111.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$57.50 FCFA33,208
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$60.00 FCFA34,652
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$100.00 FCFA57,753
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$55.00 FCFA31,764

P'yongyang vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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