Beijing vs Brazzaville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Brazzaville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1458
🏠 One person rent	$575	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$481
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	75	35
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.15M

The cost of living in Beijing is 75% more expensive than in Brazzaville. Cities ranked 5387th and 7901st ($1016 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and the Congo, respectively. Check China vs the Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Brazzaville. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Brazzaville ranked 1st in the Congo, while ranked 989th and 7456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Brazzaville

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	Beijing	Brazzaville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$7.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$17.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$3665

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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