Brazzaville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$252	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$1905
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	35	79
🏙️ Population	2.15M	24.9M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7917th and 4780th ($589 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7440th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Shanghai

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	Brazzaville	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774