Brazzaville vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$247	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	35	41
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.13M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 46% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7901st and 5045th ($580 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Congo and Mozambique, respectively. Check the Congo vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7456th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Maputo

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	Brazzaville	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$5643

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628