Brazzaville vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$247	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$293
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	12
😀 Quality of life	35	35
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.5M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 43% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7901st and 5369th ($580 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Niger, respectively. Check the Congo vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 7456th and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Niamey

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	Brazzaville	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$4390

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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 Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$658
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$743
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$651
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$972
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$507
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$649
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$579
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$613
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$735
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$535
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$743
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$733
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$677
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$526
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$371
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$647
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$695
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$590
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$776
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$553
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1502
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$634
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$354
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$709