Brazzaville vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$595
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$252
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$2945
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
37
95
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.8M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 69% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7864th and 2306th ($595 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in the Congo and Canada, respectively. Check the Congo vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 8178th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1607
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4006
$4789

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1148
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$538
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$536
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$536
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$536
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$893
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$871
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$928
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$853
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$946
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1116
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$836
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$993
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1029
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$660
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$708
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1241
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$684
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$719
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$606
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$494
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$808
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$682
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$671
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$885
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$526
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$858
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1044
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1363
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$755
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1413
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$665
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$849
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$793

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811