Brazzaville vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brazzaville	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1467	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4145
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	99
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.45M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7920th and 348th ($602 vs $2844) 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 7836th 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	$3.83	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$906	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.16	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4619	$21946

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$543
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$544
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$544
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$543
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$895
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$870
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$932
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$815
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$897
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1047
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$851
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$999
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1037
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$745
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1239
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$665
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$692
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$595
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$492
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$816
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$662
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$668
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$887
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$522
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$857
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1042
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1254
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$750
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1344
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$641
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$834
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$785

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864