Brazzaville vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$247	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$317
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	8
😀 Quality of life	35	33
🏙️ Population	2.15M	297K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 22% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 7901st and 6716th ($580 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the Congo vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 7456th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Malabo

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	Brazzaville	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$5445

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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 Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371