Brazzaville vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$252
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$381
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
37
😀 Quality of life
35
43
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.15M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 42% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7917th and 5611th ($589 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check the Congo vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7440th and 6695th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.32%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1630
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3772
$8755

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1041
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$529
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$531
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$531
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$531
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$821
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$803
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$852
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$793
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$869
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1024
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$810
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$902
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$932
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$659
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$702
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1201
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$705
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$736
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$652
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$488
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$757
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$723
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$764
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$815
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$518
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$796
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$878
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$879
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1368
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$710
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$812
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$655
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$933
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$728

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841