Brazzaville vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brazzaville	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$595	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$252	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$1051
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	19	93
😀 Quality of life	37	84
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.33M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 37% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7864th and 5995th ($595 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Congo and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Congo vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8178th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Taoyuan

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	Brazzaville	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.3	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.52%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4006	$14970

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451