Brazzaville vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1467
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$252
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$226
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
20
38
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.15M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 41% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7920th and 5483rd ($602 vs $1024) 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 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7836th and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Harare

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Brazzaville Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.16
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.8
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4619
$10145

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$1163
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$543
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$544
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$544
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$543
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$895
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$870
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$932
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$815
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$897
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1047
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$851
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$999
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1037
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$699
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$745
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1239
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$665
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$692
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$595
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$492
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$816
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$662
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$668
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$887
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$522
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$857
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1042
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1254
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$750
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1344
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$641
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$834
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899