Brazzaville vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$235	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$798
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	51
😀 Quality of life	27	58
🏙️ Population	1.83M	639K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 31% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8028th and 6354th ($561 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Congo and Moldova, respectively. Check the Congo vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 8703rd and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Chisinau

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	Brazzaville	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$3791

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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 Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$767
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$820
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$464
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$487
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$783
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1111
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$802
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$839
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$976
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$730
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$737
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$557
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$670
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$758
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$743
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$683
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$748
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$746
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$704
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$369
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$548
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$758
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$527
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$401
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$928
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$739
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$534
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$535
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$898
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$962
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$868
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$451
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$678
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$654
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$701
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$846