Brazzaville vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1029
🏠 One person rent	$252	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$274
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$132
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	63
😀 Quality of life	37	54
🏙️ Population	2.15M	14.9M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 39% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7864th and 8915th ($595 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Congo vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8178th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Karachi

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	Brazzaville	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$1491

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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 Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$382
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$324
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$395
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$336
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$290
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$340
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$322
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$330
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$324
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$382
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$291
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$322
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$305
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$375
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$315
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$624
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$374
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$290
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$705
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$403
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$436
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$328
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$362
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$274
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$439
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$808
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$347
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$303
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$267
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1081
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$335
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558