Brazzaville vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$252	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$648
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	37	44
🏙️ Population	2.15M	7.82M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 0.5% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7864th and 7835th ($595 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 Shangqiu. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 8178th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Shangqiu

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	Brazzaville	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517