Brazzaville vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$252	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$671
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	37	45
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.56M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 1% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7864th and 7790th ($595 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8178th and 7090th 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	$3.66	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599