Brazzaville vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$252	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$104
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	30
😀 Quality of life	37	33
🏙️ Population	2.15M	4.27M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 30% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7864th and 8842nd ($595 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Congo and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the Congo vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8178th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Kabul

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	Brazzaville	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$1486

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439