Brazzaville vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$3732
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	99
😀 Quality of life	37	97
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.15M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 76% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7864th and 843rd ($595 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and France, respectively. Check the Congo vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8178th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Paris

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	Brazzaville	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$15084

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488