Brazzaville vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$4005
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	72
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	2.15M	906K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 74% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7917th and 1248th ($589 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1100th 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 65th in the United States, while ranked 7440th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brazzaville	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$15346

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$529
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$531
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$821
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$803
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$852
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$793
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$869
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1024
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$810
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$902
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$932
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$702
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1201
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$705
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$736
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$652
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$488
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$757
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$723
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$815
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$518
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$796
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$879
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1368
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$710
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$812
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$655
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$933
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$728

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829