Brazzaville vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$252
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
19
61
😀 Quality of life
35
79
🏙️ Population
2.15M
605K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 50% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7917th and 4672nd ($589 vs $1169) 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 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7440th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.32%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1630
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3772
$13962

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363