Brazzaville vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$247	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$3493
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	35	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	664K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 75% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7901st and 1038th ($580 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Congo and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the Congo vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7456th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Rotterdam

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	Brazzaville	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514