Brazzaville vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$4008
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	99
😀 Quality of life	37	100
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.45M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7864th and 649th ($595 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Australia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8178th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Sydney

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	Brazzaville	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710