Brazzaville vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$235
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
19
72
😀 Quality of life
27
87
🏙️ Population
1.83M
906K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 75% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 8028th and 1282nd ($561 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 Columbus. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 8703rd and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.03
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.38
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.36
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3705
$10456

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861