Brazzaville vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brazzaville	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1467	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$252	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$120
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	33
😀 Quality of life	41	25
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.33M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 27% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7920th and 8823rd ($602 vs $473) 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7836th and 8992nd 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	$3.83	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$906	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.16	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.8	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4619	$1540

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467