Brazzaville vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$252	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$1129
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	91
😀 Quality of life	35	71
🏙️ Population	2.15M	11.9M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 30% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7917th and 6287th ($589 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7440th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Hangzhou

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	Brazzaville	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$22679

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Cities near Brazzaville

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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774