Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 1.8% cheaper than San Juan.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$14.38
FCFA8,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$7.87
FCFA4,748
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$2.30
FCFA1,388
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 10.8% more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$4.29
FCFA2,590
|
|
| 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 9.0% more for housing
|
San Juan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.54
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,883.33
|
$559.96
FCFA337,773
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$877.00
|
$360.53
FCFA217,473
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$242.45
|
$621.28
FCFA374,762
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$471.43
|
$49.10
FCFA29,618
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,308,218
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$4.85
FCFA2,927
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
|
$4.14
FCFA2,496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.57
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.75
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.50
|
?? | |
pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$57.50
FCFA34,684
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$60.00
FCFA36,192
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.00
|
$100.00
FCFA60,321
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.71
|
$55.00
FCFA33,176
|
|
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