Brazzaville vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$252	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$1674
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	70
😀 Quality of life	37	81
🏙️ Population	2.15M	56.8K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 59% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7864th and 4118th ($595 vs $1453) 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 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 8178th and 705th 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	$3.66	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$8498

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$538
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$536
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$536
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$536
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$893
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$871
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$928
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$853
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$946
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1116
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$836
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$993
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1029
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$708
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1241
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$684
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$606
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$494
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$808
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$682
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$671
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$885
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$526
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$858
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1044
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1363
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$755
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1413
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$665
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$849
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$793

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769