Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 26.8% more expensive than Port Vila.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
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Port Vila
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
|
Port Vila
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
|
Port Vila
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 11.8% more for housing
|
Port Vila
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 84.2% more for childcare
|
Port Vila
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Vila
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
|
Port Vila
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
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