Brazzaville vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$245	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$289
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	20	30
😀 Quality of life	41	53
🏙️ Population	2.15M	486K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 43% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8070th and 5257th ($590 vs $1040) 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 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7667th and 6487th 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	$3.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$5490

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$533
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$881
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$856
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$915
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$721
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$791
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$923
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$833
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$979
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1019
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$743
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1209
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$610
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$631
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$554
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$478
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$801
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$595
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$666
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$872
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$506
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$843
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1013
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1156
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$738
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1272
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$627
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$821
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$771

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851