Brazzaville vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1695
🏠 One person rent	$252	$180
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$914
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	87
😀 Quality of life	37	74
🏙️ Population	2.15M	32.1M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 6% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 7864th and 8185th ($595 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 8178th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Chongqing

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	Brazzaville	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$23821

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537