Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 17.2% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 95.8% more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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