Brazzaville vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$252	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$395
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	21
😀 Quality of life	35	42
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.02M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 11% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7917th and 8461st ($589 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Liberia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7440th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Monrovia

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	Brazzaville	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$2993

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$529
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$531
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$821
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$803
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$852
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$793
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$869
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1024
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$810
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$902
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$932
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$702
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1201
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$705
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$736
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$652
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$488
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$757
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$723
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$815
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$518
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$796
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$879
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1368
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$710
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$812
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$655
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$933
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$728

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520