Brazzaville vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1467
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$252
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$3475
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
20
96
😀 Quality of life
41
95
🏙️ Population
2.15M
587K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 61% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7920th and 3860th ($602 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th in the Congo and Germany, respectively. Check the Congo vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7836th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Essen

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Brazzaville Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.16
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.8
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4619
$10028

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1163
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$543
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$544
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$544
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$543
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$895
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$870
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$932
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$815
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$897
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1047
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$851
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$999
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1037
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$699
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$745
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1239
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$665
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$692
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$595
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$492
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$816
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$662
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$668
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$887
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$522
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$857
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1042
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1254
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$750
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1344
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$641
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$834
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587