Brazzaville vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$252	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$704
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	19	43
😀 Quality of life	37	49
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.65M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 4% less expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 7864th and 7637th ($595 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 136th 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 1.1 months in Hengyang. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 8178th and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Hengyang

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	Brazzaville	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$7438

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Cities near Brazzaville

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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599