Brazzaville vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$252	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$181
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	73
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	2.15M	16.8M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 28% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7864th and 8829th ($595 vs $464) 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 8178th and 6151st 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	$3.66	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$1844

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$538
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$536
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$536
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$536
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$893
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$871
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$928
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$853
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$946
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1116
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$836
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$993
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1029
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$708
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1241
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$684
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$606
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$494
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$808
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$682
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$671
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$885
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$526
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$858
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1044
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1363
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$755
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1413
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$665
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$849
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$793

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302