Brazzaville vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$247	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$863
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	35	72
🏙️ Population	2.15M	20.9M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 7% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 7901st and 7421st ($580 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 164th in the Congo and China, respectively. Check the Congo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7456th and 1890th 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	$3.51	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$11550

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574