Brazzaville vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$252	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$552
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	54
😀 Quality of life	35	40
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.49M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 24% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7917th and 6539th ($589 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in the Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 7440th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Recife

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	Brazzaville	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$18289

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$529
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$531
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$821
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$803
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$852
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$793
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$869
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1024
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$810
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$902
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$932
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$702
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1201
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$705
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$736
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$652
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$488
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$757
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$723
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$815
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$518
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$796
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$879
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1368
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$710
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$812
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$655
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$933
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$728

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502