Brazzaville vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1467
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$252
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1623
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
59
😀 Quality of life
41
81
🏙️ Population
2.15M
595K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 52% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7920th and 4678th ($602 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Latvia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7836th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Riga

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Brazzaville Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.16
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.8
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4619
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1163
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$543
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$544
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$544
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$543
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$895
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$870
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$932
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$815
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$897
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1047
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$851
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$999
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1037
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$699
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$745
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1239
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$665
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$692
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$595
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$492
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$816
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$662
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$668
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$887
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$522
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$857
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1042
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1254
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$750
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1344
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$641
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$834
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406