Brazzaville vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$247	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$349
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	19	25
😀 Quality of life	35	24
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.44M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 22% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7901st and 6685th ($580 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Congo and Cameroon, respectively. Check the Congo vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7456th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Yaounde

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	Brazzaville	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$1631

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779