Brazzaville vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$247	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$363
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	35	47
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.44M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 48% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 7901st and 4757th ($580 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Senegal, respectively. Check the Congo vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 7456th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Dakar

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	Brazzaville	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$6669

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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 Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916