Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 19.8% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$2.90
NGN3,585.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$5.38
NGN6,639.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$0.48
NGN588.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.26
NGN315.39
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$1.43
NGN1,764.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$3.30
NGN4,070.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$11.67
NGN14,410.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$1.96
NGN2,422.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$2.36
NGN2,915.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$1.79
NGN2,208.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.76
NGN933.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.23
NGN281.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.60
NGN742.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$1.39
NGN1,716.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.71
NGN873.41
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$1.60
NGN1,977.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.26
NGN39,838.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$21,989.25
NGN27,156,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$6.24
NGN7,702.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$56.72
NGN70,049.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,080,860.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,327,956.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$31.07
NGN38,369.30
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$163.98
NGN202,513.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,511,021.51
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$0.97
NGN1,195.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$2.17
NGN2,676.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$45.70
NGN56,438.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$20.70
NGN25,563.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$38.71
NGN47,806.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$45.16
NGN55,774.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$75.27
NGN92,956.99
|
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