Brazzaville vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$247	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$894
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	35	51
🏙️ Population	2.15M	431K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 33% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7901st and 6224th ($580 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Namibia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7456th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Windhoek

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	Brazzaville	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785