Brazzaville vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$235	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	27	63
🏙️ Population	1.83M	133K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 56% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8028th and 4218th ($561 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Male. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8703rd and 4858th 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	$3.46	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$3438

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339