Brazzaville vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$252	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$391
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	56
😀 Quality of life	37	62
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.42M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 25% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7864th and 6702nd ($595 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in the Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 8178th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Salvador

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	Brazzaville	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$13462

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$538
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$536
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$536
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$536
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$893
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$871
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$928
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$853
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$946
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1116
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$836
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$993
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1029
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$708
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1241
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$684
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$606
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$494
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$808
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$682
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$671
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$885
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$526
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$858
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1044
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1363
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$755
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1413
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$665
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$849
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$793

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699