Brazzaville vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$252
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$2805
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
35
93
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.76M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 70% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7917th and 2002nd ($589 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7440th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.32%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1630
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3772
$6957

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610