Brazzaville vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$247	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1278
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	93
😀 Quality of life	35	82
🏙️ Population	2.15M	546K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 66% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 7901st and 2671st ($580 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Congo and Portugal, respectively. Check the Congo vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 7456th and 475th 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	$3.51	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112