Brazzaville vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$252	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$1614
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	74
😀 Quality of life	37	62
🏙️ Population	2.15M	4.43M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 45% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7864th and 5031st ($595 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Congo and South Africa, respectively. Check the Congo vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8178th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Johannesburg

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	Brazzaville	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915