Brazzaville vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$235
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
19
97
😀 Quality of life
27
75
🏙️ Population
1.83M
18.7M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 24% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8028th and 6607th ($561 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8703rd and 955th 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
$3.46
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.38
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.68
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.36
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3705
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1001
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$511
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$509
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$510
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$510
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$827
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$813
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$829
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$829
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$887
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1041
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$825
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$890
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$934
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$651
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$697
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1242
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$733
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$771
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$702
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$462
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$770
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$767
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$567
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$824
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$489
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$804
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$866
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$866
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1300
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$683
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$990
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$587
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$860
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$740

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620