Brazzaville vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$1907
🏠 One person rent	$235	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	36
😀 Quality of life	27	51
🏙️ Population	1.83M	2.47M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 28% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8028th and 6460th ($561 vs $777) 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 0.4 months in Lusaka. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 8703rd and 6238th 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	$3.46	$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$5932

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$795
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1210
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1238
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1236
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1107
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$689
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$734
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$957
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$691
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$761
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1121
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$722
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$953
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$777
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$970
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$837
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$961
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$645
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$367
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$550
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1176
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$993
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$332
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$337
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$363
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$326
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$332
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$327
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$554
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$511
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1014
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$605
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$457
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$992