Brazzaville vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$247	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$611
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	19	16
😀 Quality of life	35	13
🏙️ Population	2.15M	344K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 7% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7901st and 7441st ($580 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Lesotho, respectively. Check the Congo vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1 months in Maseru. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7456th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Maseru

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	Brazzaville	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$1063

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628