Brazzaville vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$245	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$860
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	92
😀 Quality of life	41	81
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.26M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 50% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8070th and 4785th ($590 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Chile, respectively. Check the Congo vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7667th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Santiago

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	Brazzaville	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$12174

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$533
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$881
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$856
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$915
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$721
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$791
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$923
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$833
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$979
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1019
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$743
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1209
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$610
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$631
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$554
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$478
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$801
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$595
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$666
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$872
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$506
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$843
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1013
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1156
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$738
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1272
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$627
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$821
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$771

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895