Brazzaville vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$247	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1273
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	19	23
😀 Quality of life	35	37
🏙️ Population	2.15M	951K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 57% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 7901st and 4063rd ($580 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check the Congo vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7456th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Freetown

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	Brazzaville	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$2773

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490