Cost of living comparison
Praia is 5.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Praia instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,055
|
$4.86
CVE513.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,956
|
$6.32
CVE667.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,449
|
$1.78
CVE187.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA940
|
$1.12
CVE118.15
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,909
|
$2.95
CVE311.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,128
|
$7.94
CVE839.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,112
|
$4.78
CVE505.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,851
|
$2.20
CVE232.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,359
|
$2.61
CVE275.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$2.00
CVE210.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$1.32
CVE139.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,042
|
$1.56
CVE164.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$2.23
CVE236.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$1.21
CVE128.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$0.88
CVE93.16
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,703
|
$6.31
CVE666.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,759
|
$20.42
CVE2,156.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,475,812
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,080,741.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,839
|
$17.26
CVE1,822.77
|
|
pay 12.6% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$51.28
CVE5,416.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,955
|
$583.34
CVE61,614.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA227,003
|
$388.89
CVE41,076.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA391,183
|
$113.61
CVE11,999.93
|
|
pay 31.0% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,916
|
$110.42
CVE11,663.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,540,816
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,043.01
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,055
|
$2.48
CVE261.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,605
|
$1.49
CVE157.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,046
|
$4.38
CVE462.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$36.46
CVE3,850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,992
|
$5.83
CVE616.15
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,204
|
$48.61
CVE5,134.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,778
|
$38.89
CVE4,107.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,964
|
$87.50
CVE9,242.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,630
|
$131.25
CVE13,863.34
|
|
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