Brazzaville vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$252	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$5254
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	86
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.39M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 83% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7864th and 43rd ($595 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in the Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 8178th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs San Diego

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	Brazzaville	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782