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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:

pay 61.9% more for restaurants

 
Suva
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.30
FJD11.81
$11.68
FCFA6,683
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.62
FJD14.76
$5.10
FCFA2,916
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.37
FJD3.06
$1.58
FCFA902

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pay 81.0% more for groceries

 
Suva
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.51
FJD1.15
$4.99
FCFA2,853
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
FJD11.33
$3.38
FCFA1,934
Milk (1 gallon) $4.78
FJD10.65
$8.76
FCFA5,014

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pay 40.9% more for transportation

 
Suva
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.08
FJD11.31
$4.74
FCFA2,715
Monthly public transit pass $22.07
FJD49.20
$23.44
FCFA13,413
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,281.49
FJD54,116.15
$29,343.54
FCFA17M

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

 
Suva
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.84
FJD53.13
$44.51
FCFA25,471
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $485.63
FJD1,082.32
$551.55
FCFA316K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $379.67
FJD846.18
$465.04
FCFA266K

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pay 57.0% less for childcare

 
Suva
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $224.05
FJD499.34
$53.41
FCFA30,565
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,127.41
FJD31,485.76
$8,800.00
FCFA5M

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Suva
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.09
FJD6.89
$5.81
FCFA3,322
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.98
FJD6.64
$4.05
FCFA2,317
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.71
FJD21.65
$3.25
FCFA1,860

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pay 70.8% more for clothing

 
Suva
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.61
FJD57.07
$57.50
FCFA32,902
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.93
FJD60.02
$60.00
FCFA34,333
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.78
FJD153.30
$100.00
FCFA57,221

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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: March 2026
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