Brazzaville vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$235	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	72
😀 Quality of life	27	61
🏙️ Population	1.83M	4.43M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 38% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8028th and 5921st ($561 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8703rd and 5184th 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	$3.46	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$4829

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952