Brazzaville vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$3599
🏠 One person rent	$245	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$1099
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$3219
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	20	65
😀 Quality of life	41	92
🏙️ Population	2.15M	566K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 59% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8070th and 4158th ($590 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 592nd in the Congo and Germany, respectively. Check the Congo vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 7667th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Dresden

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	Brazzaville	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$15933

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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 Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1417
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1424
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1430
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1316
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1445
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1216
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1440
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1503
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1517
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1094
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1174
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1419
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1505
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1482
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1299
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1332
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1363
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1131
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1174
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1659
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1244
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1402
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1551