Brazzaville vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$3197
🏠 One person rent	$252	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$1366
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$1758
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	35	25
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.67M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 43% less expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 7917th and 5459th ($589 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Guinea, respectively. Check the Congo vs Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.7 months in Conakry. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 7440th and 8560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Conakry

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	Brazzaville	Conakry
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$569
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$961
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$281
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$8.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$6431

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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 Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$972
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1213
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$994
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1138
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$866
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1146
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$889
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1039
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$983
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$528
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$979
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$494
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$520
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$488
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$971
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1062
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$494
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1051
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1203
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1198
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$496
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$574
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$494
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1003
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$497
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$649
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$495
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1047
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$503
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$498
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$496
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1071