Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.8 times more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Havana, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
$10.56
FCFA6,429
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
$11.60
FCFA7,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
$2.33
FCFA1,415
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
$1.67
FCFA1,016
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
$4.75
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
$8.16
FCFA4,969
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
$3.00
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$2.16
FCFA1,316
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
$2.27
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
$1.89
FCFA1,152
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$2.77
FCFA1,684
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
$1.14
FCFA691
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$3.79
FCFA2,304
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,984,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$14.35
FCFA8,733
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$300.00
FCFA182,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$501.57
FCFA305,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$250.00
FCFA152,141
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$423.64
FCFA257,812
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$1.17
FCFA711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$3.13
FCFA1,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$1.34
FCFA812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$50.06
FCFA30,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$8.34
FCFA5,078
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Havana
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
$40.00
FCFA24,343
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
$64.46
FCFA39,227
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
$127.50
FCFA77,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
$92.81
FCFA56,482
|
|
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