Brazzaville vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$247	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$971
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	35	44
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.17M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 23% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 7901st and 6647th ($580 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 Maoming. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 7456th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Maoming

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	Brazzaville	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.06
🥤 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	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$17434

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936