Brazzaville vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$1399
🏠 One person rent	$235	$193
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	83
😀 Quality of life	27	59
🏙️ Population	1.83M	9.61M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 2% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8028th and 8130th ($561 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Congo and Egypt, respectively. Check the Congo vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 8703rd and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Cairo

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	Brazzaville	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$2554

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$513
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$494
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$490
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$472
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$450
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$478
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$470
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$446
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$468
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$366
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$393
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$418
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$384
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$495
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$455
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$421
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$657
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1671
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1725
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1703
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$625
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1523
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1687
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$692
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1848
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1703
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1826
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$449
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$802
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1701