Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.5 times more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Havana, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$1.49
FCFA908
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
?? |
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
?? | |
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
?? | |
pay 30.8% more for clothing
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
|
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