Brazzaville vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$3835
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	35	94
🏙️ Population	2.15M	664K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 73% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7917th and 1336th ($589 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7440th and 51st 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	$3.55	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$10888

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Cities near Brazzaville

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592