Brazzaville vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$252
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
19
71
😀 Quality of life
35
77
🏙️ Population
2.15M
7.01M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 63% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7917th and 3292nd ($589 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7440th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Riyadh

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Brazzaville Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.32%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1630
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3772
$10359

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489