Brazzaville vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$6771
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1851
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$3862
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$4007
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	2.15M	7.41M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 79% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7917th and 379th ($589 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Hong Kong. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7440th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Hong Kong

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	Brazzaville	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$22381

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623