Brazzaville vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$1605
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	93
😀 Quality of life	41	83
🏙️ Population	2.15M	546K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 70% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8070th and 2123rd ($590 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Portugal, respectively. Check the Congo vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 7667th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Lisbon

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	Brazzaville	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$17788

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231