Brazzaville vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1414
🏠 One person rent	$252	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$233
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	8
😀 Quality of life	37	41
🏙️ Population	2.15M	604K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 2% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 7864th and 7941st ($595 vs $586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Djibouti, respectively. Check the Congo vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 8178th and 7664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Djibouti City

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	Brazzaville	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$7.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$4170

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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 Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964