Brazzaville vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1179
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$235	$550
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$1412
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	27	51
🏙️ Population	1.83M	1.44M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 52% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 8028th and 4491st ($561 vs $1179) 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 8703rd and 6249th 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	$3.46	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$835
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$1395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$9.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$8320

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$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

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1067
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1068
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1081
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1070
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$441
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$486
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$556
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$584
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1049
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$799
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$618
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$778
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$968
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$692
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$692
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1024
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$971
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$989
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$751
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$689
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$975
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$689
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$471
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$472
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$501
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$470
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$470
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$972
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$471
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$469
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$479
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$976