Brazzaville vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$2032
🏠 One person rent	$252	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$645
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	19	27
😀 Quality of life	37	66
🏙️ Population	2.15M	149K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 28% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7864th and 6542nd ($595 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Congo and Mauritius, respectively. Check the Congo vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 8178th and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Port Louis

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	Brazzaville	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$4881

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$774
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$834
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$842
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$822
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$812
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1561
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1590
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$476
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$453
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$935
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$692
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$996
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$458
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$506
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$496
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$493
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$609