Brazzaville vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$247	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	19	63
😀 Quality of life	35	38
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.27M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 37% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7901st and 5917th ($580 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Congo and South Africa, respectively. Check the Congo vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7456th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Soweto

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	Brazzaville	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003