Amsterdam vs Brazzaville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Brazzaville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$1447
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	921K	2.15M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 437% more expensive than in Brazzaville. Cities ranked 138th and 8070th ($3165 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and the Congo, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Brazzaville. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Brazzaville ranked 1st in the Congo, while ranked 24th and 7667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Brazzaville

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	Amsterdam	Brazzaville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	12.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1576
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$6.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$5084

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$533
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$881
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$856
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$915
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$721
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$791
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$923
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$833
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$979
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1019
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$743
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1209
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$610
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$631
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$554
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$478
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$801
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$595
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$666
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$872
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$506
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$843
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1013
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1156
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$738
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1272
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$627
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$821
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$771