Brazzaville vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$595
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$252
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1982
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
19
46
😀 Quality of life
37
77
🏙️ Population
2.15M
298K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 52% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7864th and 4625th ($595 vs $1237) 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 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8178th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1607
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4006
$8943

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534