Brazzaville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1467
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$252
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$879
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
99
😀 Quality of life
41
75
🏙️ Population
2.15M
24.9M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 47% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7920th and 4971st ($602 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7836th and 1655th 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
$3.83
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.16
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4619
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1163
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$543
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$544
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$544
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$543
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$895
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$870
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$932
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$815
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$897
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1047
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$851
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$999
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1037
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$699
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$745
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1239
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$665
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$692
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$595
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$492
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$816
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$662
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$668
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$887
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$522
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$857
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1042
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1254
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$750
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1344
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$641
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$834
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765