Brazzaville vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brazzaville	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1467	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$252	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3005
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	41	96
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.8M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 69% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7920th and 2284th ($602 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7836th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Montreal

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	Brazzaville	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$906	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.16	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4619	$5550

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$543
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$544
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$544
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$543
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$895
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$870
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$932
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$815
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$897
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1047
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$851
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$999
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1037
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$745
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1239
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$665
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$692
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$595
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$492
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$816
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$662
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$668
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$887
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$522
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$857
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1042
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1254
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$750
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1344
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$641
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$834
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$785

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805