Brazzaville vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$252	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$61.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$858
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	19	71
😀 Quality of life	37	56
🏙️ Population	2.15M	9.07M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 7% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 7864th and 8224th ($595 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 336th in the Congo and China, respectively. Check the Congo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Changchun ranked 52nd in China, while ranked 8178th and 6189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Changchun

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	Brazzaville	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$4009
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$7.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$8358

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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 Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$548
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$532
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$521
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$566
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$570
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$539
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$519
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$518
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$521
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$543
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$564
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$521
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$537
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$518
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$541
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$501
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$554
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$588
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$518
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$599
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$434
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$492
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$499
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$649
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$489
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$509
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532