Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 91.1% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Suva, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
|
Suva
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
FJD11.19
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.25
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
FJD3.18
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
FJD2.12
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
|
Suva
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
FJD1.12
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
FJD14.61
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
FJD10.73
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
FJD7.02
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
FJD7.26
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
FJD2.99
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
FJD4.14
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
FJD3.32
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.38
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
FJD1.20
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 53.9% more for transportation
|
Suva
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
FJD11.35
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.34
FJD50.84
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,105.44
FJD45,758.98
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Suva
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.92
FJD63.55
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.65
FJD1,694.78
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.75
FJD711.81
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.39
FJD89.64
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Suva
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.74
FJD516.06
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,946.30
FJD24,913.22
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suva
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
FJD7.30
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.37
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.92
FJD65.81
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 71.2% more for clothing
|
Suva
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.98
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD62.03
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
FJD148.80
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.48
FJD139.92
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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