Brazzaville vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$247	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$387
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	12
😀 Quality of life	35	13
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.09M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 11% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 7901st and 8458th ($580 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Chad, respectively. Check the Congo vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 7456th and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs N'Djamena

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	Brazzaville	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$2750

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$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

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$485
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$533
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$486
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$609
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$665
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$553
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$556
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$485
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$759
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$487
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$974
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$553
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$820
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$526
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$579
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$371
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$553
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$972
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$482
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1502
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$555
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$587
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$513
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$743
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$482
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$764
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$462
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$974
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$426
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1265
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$384
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$601
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$805
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$655
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$883
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$767
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$972
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$960