Cost of living comparison

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

compared to

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 38.9% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 39.8% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 2.9% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 50.8% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.39 SAR31.45	$14.38 FCFA8,674	+71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR29.95	$7.87 FCFA4,748	-1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$2.30 FCFA1,388	+201.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 SAR1.12	$1.49 FCFA900	+401.7%
Average			+168.3%

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 SAR4.64	$4.62 FCFA2,786	+273.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 SAR14.66	$3.38 FCFA2,039	-13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 SAR24.91	$8.12 FCFA4,897	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63 SAR9.88	$2.94 FCFA1,773	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$2.16 FCFA1,302	-43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.88	$1.11 FCFA670	+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.94	$0.75 FCFA451	-4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$1.66 FCFA999	+102.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.83	$1.16 FCFA700	+53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.25	$0.84 FCFA506	+40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 SAR2.41	$0.57 FCFA342	-11.8%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 2.9% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.67	$4.29 FCFA2,590	+85.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.27 SAR139.77	$23.44 FCFA14,138	-37.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,280.09 SAR124,796.53	$29,343.54 FCFA17,698,589	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.70 SAR62.61	$12.45 FCFA7,509	-25.4%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Riyadh	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.70 SAR280.10	$41.25 FCFA24,877	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,116.87 SAR4,188.13	$589.16 FCFA355,350	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$782.38 SAR2,933.85	$360.53 FCFA217,453	-53.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.80 SAR306.74	$621.28 FCFA374,727	+659.5%
Average			+128.4%

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pay 50.8% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.22 SAR1,350.78	$49.10 FCFA29,615	-86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,375.93 SAR38,908.56	$8,800.00 FCFA5,307,730	-15.2%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR7.99	$4.85 FCFA2,927	+127.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 SAR15.94	$4.14 FCFA2,496	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 SAR27.95	$3.25 FCFA1,960	-56.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.01 SAR378.79	$41.25 FCFA24,877	-59.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.97 SAR59.90	$6.34 FCFA3,824	-60.3%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.20 SAR195.76	$57.50 FCFA34,681	+10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.44 SAR204.14	$60.00 FCFA36,189	+10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.53 SAR403.22	$100.00 FCFA60,315	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.80 SAR336.72	$55.00 FCFA33,173	-38.7%
Average			-6.4%

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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: March 2025

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