Brazzaville vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$247	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$745
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	19	19
😀 Quality of life	35	38
🏙️ Population	2.15M	7.01M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 9% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7901st and 7314th ($580 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 7456th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Zhumadian

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	Brazzaville	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504