Brazzaville vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$247	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$413
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	54
😀 Quality of life	35	54
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.49M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 14% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7901st and 7055th ($580 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.6 months in Recife. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 7456th and 5998th 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	$3.51	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509