Brazzaville vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$247	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$178
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	19	53
😀 Quality of life	35	44
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.68M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 17% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7901st and 6903rd ($580 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Uganda, respectively. Check the Congo vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 7456th and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Kampala

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	Brazzaville	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$4369

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$520
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$519
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$523
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$522
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$844
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$821
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$876
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$788
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$863
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1012
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$850
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$934
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$976
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$668
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1121
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$645
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$671
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$577
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$482
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$767
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$634
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$828
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$513
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$806
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$900
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1265
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$655
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$741
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$601
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$764
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$746

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638