Brazzaville vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$247	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$991
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	19	93
😀 Quality of life	35	66
🏙️ Population	2.15M	9.37M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 7% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7901st and 7405th ($580 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7456th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Hefei

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	Brazzaville	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$8278

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$520
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$519
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$523
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$522
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$844
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$821
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$876
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$788
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$863
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1012
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$850
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$934
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$976
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$668
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1121
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$645
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$671
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$577
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$482
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$767
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$634
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$828
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$513
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$806
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$900
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1265
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$655
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$741
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$601
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$764
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$746

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665