Brazzaville vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$247	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$439
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	71
😀 Quality of life	35	62
🏙️ Population	2.15M	8.44M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 10% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7901st and 7236th ($580 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Vietnam, respectively. Check the Congo vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7456th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Hanoi

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	Brazzaville	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$12394

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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 Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393