Brazzaville vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$595
$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$4874
🏠 One person rent
$252
$1133
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3458
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
19
96
😀 Quality of life
37
91
🏙️ Population
2.15M
196K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 71% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 7864th and 1913th ($595 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Belgium, respectively. Check the Congo vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 8178th and 165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$6.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1607
$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4006
$22658

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1148
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$538
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$536
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$536
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$536
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$893
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$871
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$928
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$853
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$946
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1116
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$836
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$993
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1029
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$660
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$708
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1241
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$684
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$719
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$606
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$494
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$808
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$682
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$671
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$885
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$526
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$858
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1044
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1363
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$755
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1413
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$665
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$849
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$793

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818