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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$252	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$6972
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	87
😀 Quality of life	35	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.01M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7917th and 13th ($589 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7440th and 57th 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	$3.55	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$23974

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146