Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 30.0% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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