Brazzaville vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$245	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$399
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	20	16
😀 Quality of life	41	29
🏙️ Population	2.15M	76.2K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 3% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8070th and 7924th ($590 vs $607) 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 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 7667th and 8819th 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	$3.7	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$5969

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$533
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$881
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$856
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$915
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$721
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$791
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$923
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$833
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$979
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1019
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$743
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1209
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$610
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$631
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$554
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$478
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$801
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$595
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$666
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$872
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$506
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$843
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1013
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1156
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$738
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1272
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$627
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$821
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$771

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632