Brazzaville vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$252	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$218
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	1
😀 Quality of life	37	28
🏙️ Population	2.15M	65.5K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 43% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7864th and 5224th ($595 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 8178th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Sao Tome

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	Brazzaville	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$4068

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598