Brazzaville vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$595
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$252
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$792
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
19
97
😀 Quality of life
37
75
🏙️ Population
2.15M
18.7M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 21% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7864th and 6838th ($595 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in the Congo and China, respectively. Check the Congo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8178th and 2100th 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
$3.66
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.52%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1607
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$31
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.3
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4006
$14783

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677