Brazzaville vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$252	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$767
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	20
😀 Quality of life	37	46
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.44M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 8% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7864th and 7433rd ($595 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 8178th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Shangrao

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	Brazzaville	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620