Brazzaville vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$252	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$3793
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	46
😀 Quality of life	37	94
🏙️ Population	2.15M	675K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 67% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7864th and 2645th ($595 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Congo and Sweden, respectively. Check the Congo vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 8178th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Gothenburg

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	Brazzaville	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$4093

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397