Brazzaville vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$3917
🏠 One person rent	$245	$833
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$1423
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$2965
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	72
😀 Quality of life	41	91
🏙️ Population	2.15M	620K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 64% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 8070th and 3360th ($590 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 275th in the Congo and Germany, respectively. Check the Congo vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 7667th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Leipzig

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	Brazzaville	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$13142

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438