Brazzaville vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$247	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$153
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	11
😀 Quality of life	35	13
🏙️ Population	2.15M	340K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 35% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 7901st and 6108th ($580 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Congo and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check the Congo vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 7456th and 9133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Yamoussoukro

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	Brazzaville	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$2450

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649