Brazzaville vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$595
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$252
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3571
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
19
95
😀 Quality of life
37
96
🏙️ Population
2.15M
587K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 61% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7864th and 3903rd ($595 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 8178th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brazzaville Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1607
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4006
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1148
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$538
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$536
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$536
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$536
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$893
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$871
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$928
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$853
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$946
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1116
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$836
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$993
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1029
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$660
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$708
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1241
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$684
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$719
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$606
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$494
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$808
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$682
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$671
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$885
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$526
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$858
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1044
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1363
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$755
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1413
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$665
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$849
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$793

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575