Brazzaville vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$252	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$332
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	36
😀 Quality of life	35	48
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.47M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 14% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7917th and 7016th ($589 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 7440th and 6308th 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	$3.55	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$5845

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$529
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$531
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$821
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$803
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$852
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$793
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$869
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1024
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$810
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$902
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$932
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$702
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1201
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$705
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$736
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$652
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$488
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$757
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$723
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$815
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$518
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$796
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$879
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1368
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$710
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$812
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$655
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$933
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$728

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670