Brazzaville vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$1602
🏠 One person rent	$245	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$45
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	20	29
😀 Quality of life	41	40
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.69M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 16% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8070th and 7245th ($590 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Syria, respectively. Check the Congo vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 7667th and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Damascus

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	Brazzaville	Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$1772

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$533
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$881
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$856
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$915
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$721
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$791
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$923
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$833
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$979
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1019
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$743
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1209
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$610
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$631
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$554
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$478
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$801
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$595
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$666
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$872
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$506
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$843
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1013
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1156
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$738
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1272
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$627
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$821
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$771

Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1093
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1204
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$927
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$2195
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$700
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$2044
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$841
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$771
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$2008
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$2142
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$2069
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$2125
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1873
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$2133
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$390
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$2043
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$745
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1891
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$538
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$1070
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1918
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1032
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2347