Brazzaville vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$235	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	27	43
🏙️ Population	1.83M	6.56M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 3% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8028th and 7871st ($561 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 8703rd and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Shaoyang

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	Brazzaville	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586