Brazzaville vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$247	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$709
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	92
😀 Quality of life	35	67
🏙️ Population	2.15M	9.21M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 50% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7901st and 4604th ($580 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Congo and Mexico, respectively. Check the Congo vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7456th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Mexico City

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	Brazzaville	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$9034

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804