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Brazzaville vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 2.0 times more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 81.0% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 40.9% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 5.7 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 57.0% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 70.8% more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.9% more for restaurants

	Suva	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 FJD12.04	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+120.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 FJD15.04	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 FJD3.12	$1.58 FCFA881	+14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 FJD1.52	$1.58 FCFA881	+135.4%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 81.0% more for groceries

	Suva	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 FJD1.17	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+868.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 FJD11.55	$3.38 FCFA1,889	-33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 FJD10.85	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+83.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 FJD7.35	$2.94 FCFA1,643	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 FJD5.76	$2.16 FCFA1,207	-14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.54	$1.11 FCFA621	-0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.55	$0.81 FCFA451	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 FJD3.54	$1.66 FCFA925	+6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 FJD3.27	$1.16 FCFA649	-19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FJD1.42	$0.84 FCFA469	+34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 FJD1.23	$0.57 FCFA317	+4.9%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 40.9% more for transportation

	Suva	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FJD11.53	$4.74 FCFA2,651	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.07 FJD50.15	$23.44 FCFA13,100	+6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,281.49 FJD55,162.69	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD10.03	$10.74 FCFA6,003	+143.3%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

	Suva	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.84 FJD54.16	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.63 FJD1,103.25	$551.55 FCFA308,248	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.67 FJD862.54	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.55 FJD78.49	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+1770.6%
Average			+473.3%

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pay 57.0% less for childcare

	Suva	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.05 FJD509.00	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.41 FJD32,094.65	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	-37.7%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 FJD7.02	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+87.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 FJD6.76	$4.05 FCFA2,263	+36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.71 FJD22.07	$3.25 FCFA1,816	-66.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FJD67.87	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.86 FJD8.78	$5.84 FCFA3,264	+51.2%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 70.8% more for clothing

	Suva	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FJD58.17	$57.50 FCFA32,136	+124.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.93 FJD61.18	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+122.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.78 FJD156.26	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.75 FJD138.01	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-9.5%
Average			+70.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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