Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.3 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Praia, you would:
pay 65.3% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE474.27
|
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE143.40
|
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE96.93
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
Praia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE120.27
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE326.94
|
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE358.41
|
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE250.71
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE200.75
|
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE124.76
|
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$1.37
FCFA830
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.27
|
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE61.24
|
$1.14
FCFA686
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE65.78
|
$1.51
FCFA915
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Praia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE647.76
|
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Praia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,100.97
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,003.97
|
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,057.45
|
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,349.28
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,753.97
|
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE108,017.14
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE230.79
|
$1.17
FCFA706
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE150.94
|
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,833.78
|
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
|
pay 52.7% more for clothing
Praia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,001.90
|
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
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