Brazzaville vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$247	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$275
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	13
😀 Quality of life	35	20
🏙️ Population	2.15M	989K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 1% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7901st and 7807th ($580 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Malawi, respectively. Check the Congo vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 7456th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Lilongwe

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	Brazzaville	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$2351

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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 Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688