Brazzaville vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$247	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	35	100
🏙️ Population	2.15M	4.84M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7901st and 745th ($580 vs $2539) 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 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7456th and 2nd 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	$3.51	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683