Brazzaville vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2522
🏠 One person rent	$247	$582
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1532
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	56
😀 Quality of life	35	58
🏙️ Population	2.15M	3.78M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 46% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 7901st and 5016th ($580 vs $1071) 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 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7456th and 5491st 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	$3.51	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$435
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	11.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$4806

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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

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740