Brazzaville vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$252	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$832
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	8
😀 Quality of life	37	63
🏙️ Population	2.15M	24.7K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 62% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7864th and 3601st ($595 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the Congo vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8178th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Victoria

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	Brazzaville	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420