Brazzaville vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$580
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1458
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$247
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$481
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$414
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
35
93
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.8M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 69% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7901st and 2225th ($580 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in the Congo and Canada, respectively. Check the Congo vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7456th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.98%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1578
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$968
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.99
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.5
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.5
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.5
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3665
$5725

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692