Brazzaville vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1467
$5086
🏠 One person rent
$252
$1221
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$2077
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$642
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$3894
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
20
73
😀 Quality of life
41
92
🏙️ Population
2.15M
906K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 72% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7920th and 1686th ($602 vs $2127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1354th 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 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Columbus ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 7836th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Columbus

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Brazzaville Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$934
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$2183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$3248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$2159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.16
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$6.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$9.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.8
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$1272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4619
$24638

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8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1163
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$543
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$544
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$544
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$543
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$895
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$870
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$932
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$815
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$897
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1047
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$851
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$999
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1037
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$699
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$745
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1239
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$665
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$692
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$595
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$492
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$816
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$662
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$668
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$887
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$522
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$857
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1042
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1254
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$750
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1344
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$641
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$834
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935