Brazzaville vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$252	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$917
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	37	75
🏙️ Population	2.15M	20.9M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 6% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 7864th and 7530th ($595 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8178th and 1800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Chengdu

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	Brazzaville	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$11647

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560