Brazzaville vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$247	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$704
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	43
😀 Quality of life	35	63
🏙️ Population	2.15M	423K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 25% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7901st and 6556th ($580 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the Congo vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7456th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Skopje

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	Brazzaville	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$4225

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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 Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117