Brazzaville vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$252	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$390
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$105
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	12
😀 Quality of life	37	25
🏙️ Population	2.15M	989K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 0.6% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7864th and 7884th ($595 vs $592) 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 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 8178th and 8966th 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	$3.66	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$2356

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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 Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$496
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$458
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$506
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$820
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$527
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$888
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1021
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$779
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$692
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$495
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$755
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$577
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$916
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$935
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$655
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$912
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1062
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1278
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$761
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1069
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$996
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$716
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1511
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$587
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1168
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$873
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$687
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1032
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$658
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$526
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$421
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$653