Brazzaville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$235	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	27	78
🏙️ Population	1.83M	24.9M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8028th and 4461st ($561 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8703rd and 558th 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	$3.46	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$28143

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740