Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 89.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,674
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,748
|
$9.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,388
|
$1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA900
|
$1.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$5.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,590
|
$3.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$69.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA337,773
|
$1,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA217,473
|
$877.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA374,762
|
$242.45
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,618
|
$471.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,308,218
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,927
|
$3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,496
|
$3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$53.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.50
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,684
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,192
|
$45.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,321
|
$95.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,176
|
$107.71
|
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