Brazzaville vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$580
$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1458
$3513
🏠 One person rent
$247
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$481
$1216
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$414
$2980
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
19
96
😀 Quality of life
35
94
🏙️ Population
2.15M
587K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 60% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7901st and 3685th ($580 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 413th 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 7456th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.98%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1578
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$968
$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.99
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.5
$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.5
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3665
$8902

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1120
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$520
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$519
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$523
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$522
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$844
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$821
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$676
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$569
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$876
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$788
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$863
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1012
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$850
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$934
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$976
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$625
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$668
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1121
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$645
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$671
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$577
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$482
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$767
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$634
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$747
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$828
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$513
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$806
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$900
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$900
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1265
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$655
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$741
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$601
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$764
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$746

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448