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Praia vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 5.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 36.0% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Praia
Housing: pay 12.6% less in Praia
Childcare: pay 31.0% more in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in Praia

The cost of groceries, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Praia are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Praia.

Praia vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.4% less for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 FCFA9,148	$4.86 CVE519.67	-66.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.87 FCFA5,007	$6.32 CVE675.57	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 FCFA1,464	$1.78 CVE190.27	-22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA949	$1.12 CVE119.58	-25.1%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 36.0% more for groceries

	Brazzaville	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62 FCFA2,939	$2.95 CVE315.34	-36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA2,150	$7.94 CVE849.16	+135.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 FCFA5,165	$4.78 CVE511.46	-41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,870	$2.20 CVE234.89	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,373	$2.61 CVE279.33	+21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA707	$2.00 CVE213.40	+79.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA476	$1.32 CVE141.43	+76.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA1,053	$1.56 CVE166.57	-5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA739	$2.23 CVE238.86	+92.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA534	$1.21 CVE129.64	+44.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA361	$0.88 CVE94.29	+55.6%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,731	$6.31 CVE674.54	+47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA14,911	$20.42 CVE2,182.61	-12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA18,666,635	$29,166.78 CVE3,118,013.95	-0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.45 FCFA7,920	$17.26 CVE1,844.82	+38.6%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 12.6% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.25 FCFA26,238	$51.28 CVE5,482.51	+24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.16 FCFA374,786	$583.34 CVE62,360.28	-1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.53 FCFA229,347	$388.89 CVE41,573.52	+7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$621.28 FCFA395,223	$113.61 CVE12,145.12	-81.7%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 31.0% more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.10 FCFA31,235	$110.42 CVE11,804.26	+124.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA5,598,043	$3,266.68 CVE349,217.56	-62.9%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.85 FCFA3,087	$2.48 CVE265.03	-48.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.14 FCFA2,632	$1.49 CVE159.14	-64.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA2,067	$4.38 CVE467.70	+34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.25 FCFA26,238	$36.46 CVE3,897.52	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.34 FCFA4,033	$5.83 CVE623.60	-8.0%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA36,578	$48.61 CVE5,196.69	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA38,168	$38.89 CVE4,157.35	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA63,614	$87.50 CVE9,354.04	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA34,988	$131.25 CVE14,031.06	+138.6%
Average			+18.8%

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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: January 2025

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