Brazzaville vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$247	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1519
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	70
😀 Quality of life	35	81
🏙️ Population	2.15M	330K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 55% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7901st and 4211th ($580 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Congo and Cyprus, respectively. Check the Congo vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 7456th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Nicosia

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	Brazzaville	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$6962

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647