Brazzaville vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazzaville Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1467
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$252
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1024
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
20
95
😀 Quality of life
41
77
🏙️ Population
2.15M
17.5M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 36% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7920th and 6106th ($602 vs $939) 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 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7836th and 1113th 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
$3.83
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.16
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4619
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Kinshasa
$1163
59 km or 37 mi Kinkala
$543
119 km or 74 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
193 km or 120 mi Madingou
$544
221 km or 137 mi Kayes
$544
252 km or 157 mi Gamboma
$543
264 km or 164 mi Matadi
$895
304 km or 189 mi Boma
$870
370 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
383 km or 238 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
401 km or 249 mi Kikwit
$932
424 km or 264 mi N'zeto
$815
465 km or 289 mi Ambriz
$897
556 km or 346 mi Luanda
$1047
586 km or 364 mi Mbandaka
$851
656 km or 408 mi Tshikapa
$999
814 km or 506 mi Kananga
$1037
823 km or 511 mi Port-Gentil
$699
829 km or 515 mi Libreville
$745
917 km or 570 mi Bata
$1239
920 km or 572 mi Lobito
$665
943 km or 586 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
944 km or 586 mi Benguela
$692
946 km or 588 mi Huambo
$595
950 km or 591 mi Berberati
$492
953 km or 592 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
973 km or 605 mi Gemena
$816
979 km or 608 mi Luena
$662
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$668
1000 km or 621 mi Gandajika
$887
1027 km or 638 mi Bangui
$522
1073 km or 667 mi Bumba
$857
1079 km or 670 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1084 km or 673 mi Trindade
$1042
1114 km or 692 mi Douala
$1254
1141 km or 709 mi Limbe
$750
1148 km or 713 mi Malabo
$1344
1154 km or 717 mi Buea
$641
1183 km or 735 mi Kumba
$834
1189 km or 739 mi Kindu
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638