Brazzaville vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$235	$542
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$1116
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$1208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	19	96
😀 Quality of life	27	73
🏙️ Population	1.83M	12.5M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 45% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8028th and 5167th ($561 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Russia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8703rd and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Moscow

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	Brazzaville	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$10868

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$658
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$587
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$653
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$525
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$629
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$597
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$573
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$526
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$597
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$488
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$497
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$612
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$488
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$466
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$423
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$437
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$427
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$596
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$455
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$462
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$420
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$299
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$446
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$419
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$472
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$414
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$542
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$406
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$425
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$439
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$517