Brazzaville vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$252	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	35	39
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.56M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 4% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7917th and 7649th ($589 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 266th in China, while ranked 7440th and 7013th 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	$3.55	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$10066

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$529
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$531
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$821
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$803
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$852
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$793
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$869
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1024
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$810
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$902
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$932
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$702
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1201
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$705
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$736
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$652
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$488
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$757
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$723
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$815
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$518
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$796
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$879
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1368
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$710
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$812
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$655
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$933
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$728

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610