Cost of living comparison

 Porto-novo, Benin
compared to
 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville vs. Porto-novo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Porto-novo, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Porto-novo
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $14.38
FCFA8,607
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.87
FCFA4,711
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.30
FCFA1,377

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Porto-novo
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
?? $4.62
FCFA2,765
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.38
FCFA2,023
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $8.12
FCFA4,859

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Porto-novo
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.29
FCFA2,570
Monthly public transit pass ?? $23.44
FCFA14,029
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,343.54
FCFA17,562,660

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Porto-novo
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $41.25
FCFA24,686
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $589.16
FCFA352,621
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $360.53
FCFA215,783

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Porto-novo
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $49.10
FCFA29,388
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,800.00
FCFA5,266,965

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Porto-novo
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $4.85
FCFA2,904
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.14
FCFA2,477
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.25
FCFA1,945

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Porto-novo
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $57.50
FCFA34,415
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $60.00
FCFA35,911
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $100.00
FCFA59,852

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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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