Brazzaville vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Brazzaville | Monrovia | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Brazzaville is 11% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7864th and 8410th ($595 vs $536) 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 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 8178th and 8877th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 8 km or 5 mi |  Kinshasa | |
| 59 km or 37 mi |  Kinkala | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Mbanza-Ngungu | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Madingou | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Kayes | |
| 252 km or 157 mi | Gamboma | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Matadi | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Boma | |
| 370 km or 230 mi |  Cabinda | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Pointe-Noire | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Kikwit | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | N'zeto | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Ambriz | |
| 556 km or 346 mi | Luanda | |
| 586 km or 364 mi | Mbandaka | |
| 656 km or 408 mi | Tshikapa | |
| 814 km or 506 mi | Kananga | |
| 823 km or 511 mi |  Port-Gentil | |
| 829 km or 515 mi | Libreville | |
| 917 km or 570 mi |  Bata | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Lobito | |
| 943 km or 586 mi | Mbuji-Mayi | |
| 944 km or 586 mi | Benguela | |
| 946 km or 588 mi | Huambo | |
| 950 km or 591 mi |  Berberati | |
| 953 km or 592 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
| 973 km or 605 mi | Gemena | |
| 979 km or 608 mi | Luena | |
| 996 km or 619 mi |  Yaounde | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Gandajika | |
| 1027 km or 638 mi | Bangui | |
| 1073 km or 667 mi | Bumba | |
| 1079 km or 670 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 1084 km or 673 mi | Trindade | |
| 1114 km or 692 mi | Douala | |
| 1141 km or 709 mi | Limbe | |
| 1148 km or 713 mi | Malabo | |
| 1154 km or 717 mi | Buea | |
| 1183 km or 735 mi | Kumba | |
| 1189 km or 739 mi | Kindu |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 56 km or 35 mi |  Kakata | |
| 180 km or 112 mi |  Kenema | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Bo | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Greenville | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Sanniquellie | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Gueckedou | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Nzerekore | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Yekepa | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Freetown | |
| 459 km or 285 mi | Forecariah | |
| 474 km or 295 mi | Mamou | |
| 479 km or 297 mi | Conakry | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Kankan | |
| 539 km or 335 mi |  Gagnoa | |
| 557 km or 346 mi | Boffa | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Divo | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Bouake | |
| 669 km or 416 mi | Korhogo | |
| 675 km or 419 mi |  Bougouni | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Dabou | |
| 730 km or 453 mi | Agboville | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Abidjan | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bamako | |
| 777 km or 483 mi |  Bafata | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Grand-Bassam | |
| 793 km or 493 mi | Sikasso | |
| 809 km or 503 mi | Abengourou | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | Bissau | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 861 km or 535 mi |  Kolda | |
| 885 km or 550 mi | Banamba | |
| 898 km or 558 mi |  Bobo-Dioulasso | |
| 919 km or 571 mi | Ziguinchor | |
| 936 km or 582 mi | Segou | |
| 969 km or 602 mi | Markala | |
| 1004 km or 624 mi |  Brikama | |
| 1008 km or 627 mi |  Obuasi | |
| 1012 km or 629 mi | Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi | Lamin |