Brazzaville vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brazzaville	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1467	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4686
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	20	92
😀 Quality of life	41	96
🏙️ Population	2.15M	548K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 78% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 7920th and 570th ($602 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Congo and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the Congo vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 7836th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs The Hague

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	Brazzaville	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$906	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.16	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4619	$13755

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734