Cost of Living Comparison Between Brazzaville and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Brazzaville and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Brazzaville is 3.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 37.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Brazzaville is 1.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 18.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Brazzaville
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.55 FCFA 5,957
$13.12 MX$232
-19.59%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.11 FCFA 21.0K
$53.8 MX$950
-31.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.00 FCFA 2,826
$9.40 MX$166
-46.81%
Cappuccino
$4.01 FCFA 2,265
$3.56 MX$62.9
12.64%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 FCFA 935
$1.60 MX$28.29
3.75%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 FCFA 938
$1.15 MX$20.38
44.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.97 FCFA 3,373
$3.16 MX$55.7
88.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.34 FCFA 1,319
$4.85 MX$85.5
-51.75%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Brazzaville
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.15 FCFA 1,217
$1.63 MX$28.84
31.90%
White Bread (500g)
$4.52 FCFA 2,551
$2.73 MX$48.26
65.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.00 FCFA 1,693
$1.88 MX$33.16
59.57%
Eggs
$2.88 FCFA 1,625
$2.63 MX$46.45
9.51%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.63 FCFA 3,743
$9.89 MX$175
-32.96%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.89 FCFA 2,763
$8.40 MX$148
-41.79%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.40 FCFA 4,745
$11.63 MX$205
-27.77%
Apples (1kg)
$2.51 FCFA 1,417
$2.97 MX$52.5
-15.49%
Banana (1kg)
$1.70 FCFA 959
$1.78 MX$31.50
-4.49%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.59 FCFA 2,025
$2.06 MX$36.28
74.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.50 FCFA 1,411
$1.97 MX$34.86
26.90%
Potato (1kg)
$1.81 FCFA 1,024
$2.09 MX$36.82
-13.40%
Onion (1kg)
$1.24 FCFA 700
$2.26 MX$39.87
-45.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.30 FCFA 733
$1.46 MX$25.74
-10.96%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 FCFA 295
$1.09 MX$19.24
-52.29%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.33 FCFA 1,882
$4.34 MX$76.6
-23.27%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.21 FCFA 5,766
$13.62 MX$240
-25.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 FCFA 324
$1.67 MX$29.54
-65.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.06 FCFA 1,161
$3.54 MX$62.5
-41.81%
🚌 Getting Around
Brazzaville
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 FCFA 142
$0.36 MX$6.35
-30.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$23.27 FCFA 13.1K
$18.96 MX$335
22.73%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.61 FCFA 907
$1.32 MX$23.36
21.97%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.07 FCFA 603
$0.30 MX$5.32
256.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.44 FCFA 3,635
$5.49 MX$96.9
17.30%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.15 FCFA 651
$1.34 MX$23.59
-14.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$29.0K FCFA 16.4M
$19.1K MX$337.4K
51.97%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.6K FCFA 15.6M
$23.8K MX$419.4K
16.27%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Brazzaville
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$819 FCFA 462.7K
$41.11 MX$726
1893.19%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.94 FCFA 9,566
$27.78 MX$490
-39.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.88 FCFA 23.1K
$30.00 MX$530
36.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Brazzaville
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$42.04 FCFA 23.7K
$53.5 MX$945
-21.46%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.22 FCFA 11.4K
$26.13 MX$461
-22.62%
Cinema Ticket
$5.43 FCFA 3,064
$6.28 MX$111
-13.54%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Brazzaville
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$48.76 FCFA 27.5K
$439 MX$7,755
-88.90%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,955 FCFA 5.1M
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-16.63%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Brazzaville
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.1 FCFA 32.8K
$57.1 MX$1,008
1.77%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$61.2 FCFA 34.6K
$45.30 MX$800
35.08%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$100 FCFA 56.6K
$104 MX$1,840
-3.85%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.7 FCFA 31.4K
$108 MX$1,911
-48.55%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Brazzaville
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$533 FCFA 301.0K
$996 MX$17.6K
-46.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$451 FCFA 254.7K
$624 MX$11.0K
-27.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,412 FCFA 1.4M
$2,106 MX$37.2K
14.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,313 FCFA 741.7K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
7.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,470 FCFA 2.0M
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-8.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,913 FCFA 1.6M
$2,230 MX$39.4K
30.62%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Brazzaville
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$463 FCFA 261.5K
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-57.77%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.54
11.34
-42.33%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Brazzaville: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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