Brazzaville vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$247	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$861
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	8
😀 Quality of life	35	59
🏙️ Population	2.15M	24.7K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 61% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7901st and 3454th ($580 vs $1495) 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 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7456th and 5404th 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	$3.51	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408