Brazzaville vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$252	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$5915
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	87
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.01M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7864th and 6th ($595 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 8178th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs San Jose, United States

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	Brazzaville	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254