Brazzaville vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$247	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1771
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	96
😀 Quality of life	35	80
🏙️ Population	2.15M	17.7M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 37% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7901st and 5950th ($580 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7456th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Shenzhen

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	Brazzaville	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$22267

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$520
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$519
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$523
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$522
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$844
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$821
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$876
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$788
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$863
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1012
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$850
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$934
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$976
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$668
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1121
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$645
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$671
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$577
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$482
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$767
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$634
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$828
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$513
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$806
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$900
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1265
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$655
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$741
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$601
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$764
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$746

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609