Brazzaville vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$252
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
19
97
😀 Quality of life
35
75
🏙️ Population
2.15M
18.7M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 23% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7917th and 6602nd ($589 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in the Congo and China, respectively. Check the Congo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7440th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Guangzhou

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Brazzaville Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.32%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1630
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3772
$15919

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671