Brazzaville vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$252	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$890
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	87
😀 Quality of life	35	72
🏙️ Population	2.15M	32.1M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 11% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 7917th and 7185th ($589 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7440th and 1966th 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	$3.55	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$27717

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$529
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$531
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$821
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$803
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$852
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$793
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$869
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1024
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$810
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$902
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$932
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$702
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1201
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$705
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$736
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$652
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$488
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$757
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$723
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$815
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$518
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$796
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$879
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1368
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$710
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$812
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$655
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$933
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$728

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556