Brazzaville vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$247	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$958
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	90
😀 Quality of life	35	70
🏙️ Population	2.15M	13.9M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 16% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7901st and 6956th ($580 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7456th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Tianjin

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	Brazzaville	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616