Brazzaville vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$235	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$56.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$1518
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	55
😀 Quality of life	27	60
🏙️ Population	1.83M	434K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 36% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8028th and 6078th ($561 vs $881) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 8703rd and 5406th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Brazzaville vs Cape Town infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/brazzaville/cape-town.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Brazzaville vs Cape Town infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/brazzaville/cape-town" target="_blank">Brazzaville vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Brazzaville vs Cape Town

Prices for goods and services in Brazzaville and Cape Town are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Brazzaville	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$4013

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718