Brazzaville vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$245	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$146
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	33
😀 Quality of life	41	26
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.33M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 17% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8070th and 8650th ($590 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the Congo vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 7667th and 8929th 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	$3.7	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$1302

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$533
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$881
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$856
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$915
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$721
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$791
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$923
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$833
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$979
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1019
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$743
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1209
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$610
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$631
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$554
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$478
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$801
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$595
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$666
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$872
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$506
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$843
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1013
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1156
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$738
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1272
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$627
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$821
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$771

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469