Cost of living comparison

 Windhoek, Namibia
compared to
 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 74.5% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants
pay 79.5% more in Brazzaville
Groceries
pay 60.4% more in Brazzaville
Transportation
pay 27.0% more in Brazzaville
Housing
pay 3.3 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare
pay 2.5% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 82.5% more in Brazzaville
Clothing
pay 49.0% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Windhoek. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

pay 79.5% more for restaurants

 
Windhoek
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.23
NAD179.81
$14.38
FCFA8,009
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.11
NAD89.85
$7.87
FCFA4,384
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
NAD16.65
$2.30
FCFA1,282

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pay 60.4% more for groceries

 
Windhoek
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.84
NAD14.82
$4.62
FCFA2,573
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.98
NAD52.36
$3.38
FCFA1,882
Milk (1 gallon) $5.50
NAD96.73
$8.12
FCFA4,521

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pay 27.0% more for transportation

 
Windhoek
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
NAD82.41
$4.29
FCFA2,391
Monthly public transit pass $34.08
NAD599.35
$23.44
FCFA13,054
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,041.85
NAD299,675.25
$29,343.54
FCFA16,341,487

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

 
Windhoek
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.63
NAD1,048.61
$41.25
FCFA22,969
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $421.63
NAD7,414.19
$589.16
FCFA328,102
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.93
NAD5,309.34
$360.53
FCFA200,779

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pay 2.5% less for childcare

 
Windhoek
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $169.47
NAD2,980.10
$49.10
FCFA27,344
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,302.57
NAD93,243.95
$8,800.00
FCFA4,900,741

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pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Windhoek
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.70
NAD29.97
$4.85
FCFA2,702
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.91
NAD33.52
$4.14
FCFA2,304
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.81
NAD49.44
$3.25
FCFA1,810

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pay 49.0% more for clothing

 
Windhoek
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.49
NAD659.29
$57.50
FCFA32,022
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.97
NAD474.24
$60.00
FCFA33,414
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.06
NAD1,232.00
$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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