Brazzaville vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brazzaville	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1467	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$252	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$175
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	76
😀 Quality of life	41	57
🏙️ Population	2.15M	16.8M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 25% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7920th and 8803rd ($602 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the Congo vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7836th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Dhaka

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	Brazzaville	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$906	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.16	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.8	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4619	$2100

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$543
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$544
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$544
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$543
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$895
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$870
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$932
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$815
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$897
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1047
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$851
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$999
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1037
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$745
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1239
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$665
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$692
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$595
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$492
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$816
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$662
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$668
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$887
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$522
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$857
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1042
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1254
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$750
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1344
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$641
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$834
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$785

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307