Brazzaville vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$252	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$733
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	85
😀 Quality of life	37	71
🏙️ Population	2.15M	9.07M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 7% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7864th and 8245th ($595 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 8178th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Shenyang

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	Brazzaville	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.46
🥤 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	$254	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501