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Brazzaville vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 2.7 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 65.7% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,613	$14.38 FCFA9,199	+252.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA3,135	$7.87 FCFA5,035	+60.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA920	$2.30 FCFA1,472	+60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA282	$1.49 FCFA955	+238.3%
Average			+152.8%

Yaounde vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Yaounde	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA257	$4.62 FCFA2,955	+1048.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA4,181	$3.38 FCFA2,162	-48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,816	$8.12 FCFA5,193	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA953	$2.94 FCFA1,881	+97.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,738	$2.16 FCFA1,381	-20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,209	$1.11 FCFA711	-41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA553	$0.75 FCFA479	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA569	$1.66 FCFA1,059	+86.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA326	$1.16 FCFA743	+127.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$0.84 FCFA537	+21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA397	$0.57 FCFA363	-8.7%
Average			+112.6%

Yaounde vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.7% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,940	$4.29 FCFA2,746	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,452	$23.44 FCFA14,994	+43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA19,858,106	$29,343.54 FCFA18,770,394	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,404	$12.45 FCFA7,964	+231.3%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA27,871	$41.25 FCFA26,384	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA95,807	$589.16 FCFA376,870	+293.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA122,807	$360.53 FCFA230,622	+87.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA29,972	$621.28 FCFA397,420	+1226.0%
Average			+400.5%

Yaounde vs. Brazzaville - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA148,335	$49.10 FCFA31,408	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA992,905	$8,800.00 FCFA5,629,160	+466.9%
Average			+194.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA679	$4.85 FCFA3,104	+356.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,021	$4.14 FCFA2,647	+159.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$3.25 FCFA2,079	+98.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA12,194	$41.25 FCFA26,384	+116.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$6.34 FCFA4,056	-22.4%
Average			+141.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$57.50 FCFA36,781	+134.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA18,290	$60.00 FCFA38,381	+109.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$100.00 FCFA63,968	+308.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA28,742	$55.00 FCFA35,182	+22.4%
Average			+143.7%

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