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Brazzaville vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 31.6% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 3.5% less in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 5.7% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 84.8% more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.8% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 36.6% more in Brazzaville

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Honiara. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Honiara, you would:

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	Honiara	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$11.68 FCFA6,579	+92.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$5.10 FCFA2,871	-58.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.58 FCFA888	+15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.58 FCFA888	+48.2%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 3.5% less for groceries

	Honiara	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$4.99 FCFA2,808	+235.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$3.38 FCFA1,904	+70.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$8.76 FCFA4,936	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.94 FCFA1,656	-46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$2.16 FCFA1,216	-44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.11 FCFA626	-65.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.81 FCFA455	-31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$1.66 FCFA933	-53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$1.16 FCFA654	-22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.84 FCFA473	-7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.57 FCFA319	-62.6%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Honiara	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.74 FCFA2,673	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$23.44 FCFA13,205	-3.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,343.54 FCFA16,530,488
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$10.74 FCFA6,051	-1.8%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 5.7% more for housing

	Honiara	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$44.51 FCFA25,076	-49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$551.55 FCFA310,710	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$465.04 FCFA261,978	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$646.27 FCFA364,073	+98.6%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 84.8% more for childcare

	Honiara	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$53.41 FCFA30,091	-45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$8,800.00 FCFA4,957,422	+214.7%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$5.81 FCFA3,270	+218.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$4.05 FCFA2,281	+29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$3.25 FCFA1,831	-19.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.51 FCFA25,076
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$5.84 FCFA3,290	+74.7%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 36.6% more for clothing

	Honiara	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$57.50 FCFA32,392	+179.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$60.00 FCFA33,801	-34.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$100.00 FCFA56,334	+29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$55.00 FCFA30,984	-28.6%
Average			+36.6%

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