Brazzaville vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$252
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$2207
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
19
44
😀 Quality of life
35
72
🏙️ Population
2.15M
298K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 54% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7917th and 4400th ($589 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Bahrain, respectively. Check the Congo vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7440th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.32%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1630
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3772
$10026

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$1041
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$529
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$531
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$531
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$531
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$821
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$803
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$852
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$793
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$869
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1024
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$810
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$902
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$932
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$659
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$702
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1201
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$705
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$736
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$652
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$488
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$757
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$723
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$764
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$815
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$518
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$796
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$878
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$879
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1368
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$710
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$812
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$655
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$933
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$728

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520