Brazzaville vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$252	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$477
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	95
😀 Quality of life	35	63
🏙️ Population	2.15M	11.5M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 42% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7917th and 5616th ($589 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7440th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Sao Paulo

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	Brazzaville	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629