Brazzaville vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$235	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	27	98
🏙️ Population	1.83M	4.53M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8028th and 933rd ($561 vs $2356) 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 1.6 months in Melbourne. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8703rd and 2nd 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	$3.46	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$18868

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481