Brazzaville vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$2814
🏠 One person rent	$252	$681
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1180
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$352
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	56
😀 Quality of life	37	55
🏙️ Population	2.15M	3.78M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 52% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 7864th and 4637th ($595 vs $1231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Congo and South Africa, respectively. Check the Congo vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Cape Town ranked 5th in South Africa, while ranked 8178th and 6312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Cape Town

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	Brazzaville	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$761
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$513
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$1957
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$5.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$7.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$4978

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Cities near Brazzaville

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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857