Brazzaville vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1447
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$245
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$416
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$938
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
20
95
😀 Quality of life
41
76
🏙️ Population
2.15M
17.5M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 41% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8070th and 5618th ($590 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the Congo and China, respectively. Check the Congo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7667th and 1163rd 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
$3.7
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.42%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1576
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$889
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.93
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.37
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.5
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.4
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$154
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5084
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1133
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$533
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$531
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$533
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$531
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$881
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$856
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$915
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$721
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$791
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$923
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$833
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$979
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1019
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$698
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$743
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1209
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$610
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$631
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$554
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$478
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$801
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$595
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$666
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$872
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$506
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$843
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1013
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1156
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$738
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1272
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$627
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$821
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$771

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648