Brazzaville vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$247	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	68
😀 Quality of life	35	59
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.55M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 24% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7901st and 6622nd ($580 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Kenya, respectively. Check the Congo vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7456th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Nairobi

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	Brazzaville	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$7984

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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 Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785