Cost of living comparison
Praia is 28.2% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Praia instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
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