Brazzaville vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$252	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$846
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	82
😀 Quality of life	35	67
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.38M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 33% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7917th and 6204th ($589 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Russia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7440th and 3645th 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	$3.55	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525