Abuja vs Brazzaville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Brazzaville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1458
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$414
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
38
19
😀 Quality of life
19
35
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.15M

The cost of living in Abuja is 159% more expensive than in Brazzaville. Cities ranked 3416th and 7901st ($1502 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and the Congo, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Brazzaville. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Brazzaville ranked 1st in the Congo, while ranked 8901st and 7456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Brazzaville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$1578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$6.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$6.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$17.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$3665

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$743
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

Cities near Brazzaville

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1120
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$520
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$519
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$523
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$522
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$844
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$821
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$676
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$569
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$876
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$788
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$863
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1012
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$850
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$934
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$976
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$625
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$668
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1121
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$645
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$671
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$577
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$482
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$767
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$634
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$747
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$828
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$513
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$806
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$900
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$900
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1265
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$655
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$741
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$601
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$764
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$746