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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

24ยฐC

Mainly clear ยท feels like 27ยฐC

  • 91%
  • 8 km/h
  • AQI 34
  • MonModerate rain showers21ยฐ / 29ยฐ
  • TueModerate drizzle21ยฐ / 31ยฐ
  • WedThunderstorm22ยฐ / 28ยฐ
  • ThuDense drizzle22ยฐ / 31ยฐ

Measured at the country centroid, not a specific city.

Money

Live

Central African CFA franc (XAF)

$1 USD
Fr571.4
โ‚ฌ1 EUR
Fr656.2

Reference rates for 2026-09-20. 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

$2,181

$1,090 per person ยท $136 per person per day

  • Visa & entry

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

    $100
  • Flights

    $557 return ร— 2 ยท 6,313 km

    $1,114
  • Accommodation

    $46/night ร— 7 nights ร— 1 room ยท Standard

    $319
  • 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
$2,019
Miscellaneous (8%)
$162
Total
$2,181

Budget at a glance

Per day

$273

Per person

$1,090

Family of 4

$4,361

7 days

$2,181

14 days

$2,970

30 days

$4,774

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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