Brazzaville vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$247	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$707
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	35	38
🏙️ Population	2.15M	7.82M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 21% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7901st and 6735th ($580 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 7456th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Shangqiu

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	Brazzaville	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529