Brazzaville vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$2041
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	91
😀 Quality of life	41	91
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.75M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 70% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8070th and 2104th ($590 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Italy, respectively. Check the Congo vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 1 months in Rome. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7667th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Rome

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	Brazzaville	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$14156

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$533
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$881
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$856
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$915
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$721
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$791
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$923
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$833
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$979
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1019
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$743
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1209
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$610
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$631
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$554
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$478
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$801
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$595
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$666
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$872
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$506
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$843
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1013
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1156
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$738
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1272
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$627
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$821
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$771

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330