Brazzaville vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$247	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$313
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	38
😀 Quality of life	35	34
🏙️ Population	2.15M	444K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 34% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7901st and 8890th ($580 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in the Congo and Ghana, respectively. Check the Congo vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7456th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Kumasi

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	Brazzaville	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$5465

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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 Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$551
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$588
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$889
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$553
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$354
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$575
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$632
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$882
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1022
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$507
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$647
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$882
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$937
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$651
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$590
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$906
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$658
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$709
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$613
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$904
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$916
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1113
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$774
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$776
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$743
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$677
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$735