Brazzaville vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$247	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$191
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	35	36
🏙️ Population	2.15M	159K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 31% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7901st and 6298th ($580 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the Congo vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7456th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Praia

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	Brazzaville	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491