Brazzaville vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$247	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4018
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	73
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	2.15M	906K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 73% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7901st and 1476th ($580 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 7456th and 249th 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	$3.51	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858