Brazzaville vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$252	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$988
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	37	66
🏙️ Population	2.15M	133K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 55% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7864th and 4439th ($595 vs $1320) 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 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Male. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8178th and 5057th 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	$3.66	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$3575

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$538
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$536
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$536
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$536
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$893
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$871
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$928
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$853
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$946
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1116
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$836
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$993
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1029
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$708
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1241
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$684
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$606
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$494
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$808
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$682
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$671
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$885
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$526
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$858
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1044
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1363
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$755
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1413
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$665
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$849
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$793

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327