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Republic of the Congo

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The Republic of the Congo is a country in Central Africa. It is commonly referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish itself from its giant neighbour, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa).

Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Republic of the Congo". Source ยท CC BY-SA 4.0

CapitalBrazzaville
CurrencyXAFCentral African CFA franc
LanguagesFrench, Kikongo
Dial code+242
Time zoneAfrica/Brazzaville

Weather

Live

31ยฐC

Partly cloudy ยท feels like 35ยฐC

  • 52%
  • 1 km/h
  • AQI 71
  • SunModerate rain showers21ยฐ / 29ยฐ
  • MonLight drizzle21ยฐ / 29ยฐ
  • TueLight drizzle22ยฐ / 29ยฐ
  • WedLight drizzle21ยฐ / 30ยฐ

Measured at the country centroid, not a specific city.

Money

Live

Central African CFA franc (XAF)

$1 USD
Fr567.9
โ‚ฌ1 EUR
Fr656.2

Reference rates for 2026-08-08. Indicative โ€” not the rate a bureau will give you.

Trip cost

What a trip to Republic of the Congo costs

Visas, flights, beds, food and everything in between, priced for your party and your dates. Every line shows its own arithmetic, so you can disagree with the parts you know better than we do.

Your trip

8 days on the ground

Hotel category
Flight class

Estimated cost

$2,099

$1,050 per person ยท $131 per person per day

  • Visa & entry

    $50 ร— 2 โ€” typical tourist visa or eVisa fee

    $100
  • Flights

    $527 return ร— 2 ยท 6,313 km

    $1,055
  • Accommodation

    $43/night ร— 7 nights ร— 1 room ยท Standard

    $302
  • Food & drink

    $13/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $208
  • Local transport

    $5/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $80
  • SIM & internet

    $8 per person, once ร— 2

    $16
  • Attractions

    $9/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $144
  • Travel insurance

    $2/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $38
Subtotal
$1,944
Miscellaneous (8%)
$156
Total
$2,099

Budget at a glance

Per day

$262

Per person

$1,050

Family of 4

$4,199

7 days

$2,099

14 days

$2,870

30 days

$4,633

The 7, 14 and 30-day figures re-price the whole trip at that length โ€” flights and visas do not repeat, so a month is far from four times a week.

A planning estimate, not a quote โ€” ground costs are modelled from a cost tier for Republic of the Congo, not scraped from live inventory. Your settings are saved to this device.

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