Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 57.7% more expensive than Avarua.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Avarua, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
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Avarua
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
NZ$4.07
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
NZ$3.06
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
|
Avarua
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
NZ$10.19
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.57
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.08
NZ$8.66
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
NZ$6.47
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.31
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.39
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
NZ$2.77
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.33
NZ$7.39
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.31
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Avarua
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Avarua
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
NZ$155.80
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Avarua
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Avarua
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
NZ$7.64
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
NZ$6.11
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
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pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Avarua
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$125.30
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
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