Travel budget and cost of living in the Congo how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to the Congo and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in the Congo. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Congo-Brazzaville travel budget.
Travel budget in the Congo
Congo-Brazzaville: calculate your travel budget
Congo-Brazzaville: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in the Congo for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 75 for 2 ppl.
- $ 16 per person
- $ 2.2 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 1546* (4438546 CDF)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 114 for 2 ppl.
- $ 33 per person
- $ 12 per person
- $ 11 per person
Total budget:
$ 3131* (8988308 CDF)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 149 for 2 ppl.
- $ 47 per person
- $ 31 per person
- $ 21 per person
Total budget:
$ 4831* (13868190 CDF)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in the Congo in 2024
Cost of living: Congo-Brazzaville VS United States
On average, the cost of living in the Congo in 2024 is 19% less than in the United States (USA).
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices United States in in the United States (USA) and United States by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Cost of living in the Congo by city
See the table below for the variation in the cost of living in different cities in the Congo compared to the national average.
Cities | /Congo-Brazzaville | View Details |
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Brazzaville | 1% less | Travel budget and cost of living in Brazzaville |
Local prices in the Congo by expense type
Congo-Brazzaville: Restaurant budget
($ 8.7 to $ 27)
21% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 20
($ 14 to $ 38)
38% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 38
($ 8.7 to $ 11)
5% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 11
($ 1 to $ 5)
60% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 6
($ 2.1 to $ 4.4)
22% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 3.5
($ 1.7 to $ 8.1)
12% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 5.1
($ 1 to $ 5.2)
0% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 2.5
($ 0.6 to $ 1.5)
54% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 2.1
Congo-Brazzaville: Hotel and accommodation budget
($ 45 to $ 237)
42% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 181
($ 84 to $ 133)
34% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 163
($ 67 to $ 180)
49% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 239
($ 117 to $ 247)
45% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 322
($ 90 to $ 211)
69% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 486
($ 45 to $ 237)
39% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 172
($ 120 to $ 265)
25% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 253
($ 109 to $ 248)
21% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 219
($ 82 to $ 131)
55% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 234
($ 288 to $ 488)
77% more than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 220
Congo-Brazzaville: Supermarket food budget
($ 1.6 to $ 2.6)
87% more than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1
($ 1 to $ 3.9)
46% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 3.6
($ 1.8 to $ 5.2)
39% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 4.6
($ 1.7 to $ 6.5)
3% more than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 3.7
($ 2.6 to $ 7.1)
56% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 13
($ 3.1 to $ 22)
12% more than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 5.3
($ 2.1 to $ 11)
26% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 4.9
($ 1.8 to $ 5.2)
11% more than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 3
($ 0.6 to $ 3.1)
36% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 2.2
Congo-Brazzaville: Public and private transport budget
($ 0.2 to $ 0.6)
79% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 2.5
($ 1.8 to $ 2.1)
12% more than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1.7
($ 1 to $ 1.6)
27% more than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1
($ 1 to $ 1.8)
60% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 3.5
($ 48 to $ 123)
7% more than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 71
Congo-Brazzaville: Leisure activity budget
($ 8.9 to $ 11)
25% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 14
($ 19 to $ 22)
8% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 22
Congo-Brazzaville: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes
($ 2.1 to $ 5.2)
64% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 10
($ 27 to $ 53)
21% less than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 53
($ 27 to $ 144)
46% more than in the United States (USA) Average price in the United States (USA): $ 44
Plane ticket budget
(fair price: $ 955)
About the information on the cost of living in the Congo
The information about the cost of living in the Congo shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Skyscanner and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in the Congo updated on 05-06-2023.
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