Brazzaville vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$247	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$2174
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	65
😀 Quality of life	35	83
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.25M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 61% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7901st and 3460th ($580 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Congo and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Congo vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7456th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Sharjah

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	Brazzaville	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$7169

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$520
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$519
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$523
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$522
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$844
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$821
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$876
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$788
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$863
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1012
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$850
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$934
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$976
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$668
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1121
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$645
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$671
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$577
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$482
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$767
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$634
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$828
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$513
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$806
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$900
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1265
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$655
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$741
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$601
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$764
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$746

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536