Brazzaville vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$247	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$3902
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	35	100
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.03M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 74% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7901st and 1365th ($580 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Congo and Australia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7456th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Melbourne

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	Brazzaville	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963