Brazzaville vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$252	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$267
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	1
😀 Quality of life	35	22
🏙️ Population	2.15M	65.5K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 33% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7917th and 6193rd ($589 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.3 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 7440th and 8799th 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	$3.55	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$3719

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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 Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617