Brazzaville vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$2514
🏠 One person rent	$245	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$928
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$928
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	48
😀 Quality of life	41	63
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.2M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 44% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8070th and 5192nd ($590 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in the Congo and Russia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 7667th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brazzaville	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$5021

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$533
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$881
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$856
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$915
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$721
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$791
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$923
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$833
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$979
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1019
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$743
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1209
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$610
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$631
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$554
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$478
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$801
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$595
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$666
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$872
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$506
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$843
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1013
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1156
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$738
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1272
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$627
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$821
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$771

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873