Brazzaville vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$252	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$700
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	2.15M	431K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 40% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7864th and 5698th ($595 vs $985) 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 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8178th and 6153rd 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	$3.66	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$5380

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826