Brazzaville vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brazzaville	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1467	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$252	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1761
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	73
😀 Quality of life	41	65
🏙️ Population	2.15M	4.8M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 49% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7920th and 4839th ($602 vs $1171) 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 7836th and 5190th 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	$3.83	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$906	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.16	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4619	$5808

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950