Brazzaville vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1447
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$245
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$416
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$3165
😷 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 8070th and 3925th ($590 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st in the Congo and Germany, respectively. Check the Congo vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 7667th and 23rd 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
$3.7
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.9
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.42%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1576
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$889
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.93
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.37
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.5
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$154
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5084
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1133
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$533
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$531
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$533
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$531
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$881
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$856
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$915
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$721
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$791
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$923
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$833
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$979
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1019
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$698
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$743
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1209
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$610
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$631
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$554
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$478
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$801
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$595
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$666
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$872
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$506
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$843
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1013
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1156
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$738
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1272
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$627
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$821
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$771

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538