Brazzaville vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$247	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$274
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	72
😀 Quality of life	35	54
🏙️ Population	2.15M	16.8M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 35% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7901st and 8899th ($580 vs $430) 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 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7456th and 5971st 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	$3.51	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$1681

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314