Brazzaville vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$252	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$1695
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	72
😀 Quality of life	35	58
🏙️ Population	2.15M	4.43M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 45% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7917th and 5069th ($589 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 7440th and 5446th 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	$3.55	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$5865

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Cities near Brazzaville

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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045