Brazzaville vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$247	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	37
😀 Quality of life	35	49
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.47M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 22% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7901st and 6726th ($580 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Congo and Zambia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7456th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Lusaka

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	Brazzaville	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675