Brazzaville vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$245	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$1316
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	85
😀 Quality of life	41	71
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.65M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 48% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8070th and 4898th ($590 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Congo and Russia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7667th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Saint Petersburg

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	Brazzaville	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597