Brazzaville vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$247	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$2294
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	98
😀 Quality of life	35	90
🏙️ Population	2.15M	3.42M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 67% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7901st and 2443rd ($580 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Congo and Spain, respectively. Check the Congo vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 7456th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Madrid

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	Brazzaville	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522