Brazzaville vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$252	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$768
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	60
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	2.15M	9.4M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 17% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7864th and 7025th ($595 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 Ningbo. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 8178th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Ningbo

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	Brazzaville	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$15234

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531