Cost of living comparison

Fiji

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 37.5% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 54.2% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 77.4% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Suva. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

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Brazzaville vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.1% more for restaurants

	Suva	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.78 FJD13.10	$8.40 FCFA4,903	+45.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 FJD17.13	$4.93 FCFA2,880	-34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FJD3.49	$1.60 FCFA935	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 FJD1.73	$1.32 FCFA769	+72.3%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

	Suva	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 FJD1.25	$4.78 FCFA2,790	+767.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FJD11.60	$8.09 FCFA4,722	+58.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.17	$10.66 FCFA6,225	+116.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 FJD7.52	$2.93 FCFA1,713	-11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 FJD6.40	$4.17 FCFA2,437	+48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.55	$1.11 FCFA648	-1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.56	$0.77 FCFA452	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 FJD3.56	$1.65 FCFA965	+5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 FJD3.29	$1.35 FCFA790	-6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.29	$1.19 FCFA697	+110.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 FJD1.11	$1.06 FCFA617	+115.2%
Average			+54.2%

Suva vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Suva	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 FJD12.16	$5.01 FCFA2,924	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	$23.39 FCFA13,657	+5.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	+19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.44 FJD10.07	$12.49 FCFA7,289	+181.0%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Suva	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.99 FJD54.40	$42.68 FCFA24,915	+77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.66 FJD738.49	$450.79 FCFA263K	+38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.77 FJD78.84	$631.61 FCFA369K	+1716.7%
Average			+101.4%

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pay 77.4% less for childcare

	Suva	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.59 FJD513.82	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-77.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	??
Average			-77.4%

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 FJD8.06	$5.70 FCFA3,326	+60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 FJD6.65	$3.97 FCFA2,316	+35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.77 FJD22.16	$3.76 FCFA2,193	-61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.16 FJD82.00	$25.82 FCFA15,074	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.33 FJD7.56	$5.72 FCFA3,342	+71.8%
Average			+11.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Suva	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 FJD75.56	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 FJD90.67	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 FJD156.97	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.13 FJD138.63	??

Suva vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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