Brazzaville vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$247	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1263
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	35	62
🏙️ Population	2.15M	133K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 56% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7901st and 4205th ($580 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Maldives, respectively. Check the Congo vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1 months in Male. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7456th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Male

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	Brazzaville	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.15
🥤 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	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360