Brazzaville vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$2628
🏠 One person rent	$252	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$1117
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$1545
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	55
😀 Quality of life	35	59
🏙️ Population	2.15M	3.78M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 47% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 7917th and 4849th ($589 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7440th and 5407th 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	$3.55	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$4270

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$529
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$531
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$821
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$803
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$852
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$793
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$869
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1024
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$810
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$902
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$932
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$702
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1201
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$705
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$736
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$652
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$488
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$757
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$723
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$815
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$518
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$796
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$879
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1368
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$710
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$812
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$655
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$933
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$728

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790