Brazzaville vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$252
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$3234
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
19
95
😀 Quality of life
35
95
🏙️ Population
2.15M
585K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 61% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7917th and 3595th ($589 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st in the Congo and Germany, respectively. Check the Congo vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7440th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.32%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1630
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3772
$9380

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431