Brazzaville vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$247	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	19	19
😀 Quality of life	35	53
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 43% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7901st and 5424th ($580 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Angola, respectively. Check the Congo vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 7456th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Luanda

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	Brazzaville	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961