Brazzaville vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$252
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
19
96
😀 Quality of life
35
79
🏙️ Population
2.15M
17.7M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7917th and 5948th ($589 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7440th and 556th 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
$3.55
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.32%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1630
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3772
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618