Brazzaville vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$235	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	19	16
😀 Quality of life	27	42
🏙️ Population	1.83M	94.9K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 0.5% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8028th and 8054th ($561 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Eswatini, respectively. Check the Congo vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8703rd and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Mbabane

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	Brazzaville	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$4606

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Cities near Brazzaville

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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550