Brazzaville vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$247	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$7242
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	81
😀 Quality of life	35	98
🏙️ Population	2.15M	449K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7901st and 59th ($580 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Switzerland, respectively. Check the Congo vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7456th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Zurich

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	Brazzaville	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717