Brazzaville vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$235
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
19
16
😀 Quality of life
27
18
🏙️ Population
1.83M
519K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 5% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8028th and 8241st ($561 vs $535) 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 1.3 months in Maseru. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8703rd and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.38
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.36
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3705
$710

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1001
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$511
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$509
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$510
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$510
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$827
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$813
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$829
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$829
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$887
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1041
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$825
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$890
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$934
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$651
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$697
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1242
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$733
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$771
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$702
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$462
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$770
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$767
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$567
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$824
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$489
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$804
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$866
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$866
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1300
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$683
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$990
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$587
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$860
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$740

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603