Brazzaville vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$247	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4485
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	68
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	2.15M	875K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 77% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 7901st and 761st ($580 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 705th in the Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 7456th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brazzaville	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$25956

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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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888