Brazzaville vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$247	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4990
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	19	97
😀 Quality of life	35	79
🏙️ Population	2.15M	793K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 78% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7901st and 556th ($580 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 509th in the Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 7456th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Hempstead

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	Brazzaville	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$27808

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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 Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302