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Republic of the Congo

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Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 27.0% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 12.5% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 27.5% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 16.6% less in San Jose
Childcare: pay 19.2 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% more in San Jose

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in San Jose are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in San Jose.

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San Jose vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Brazzaville, you would:

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pay 74.2% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$12.18 CRC5,543.94	+45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$11.62 CRC5,289.15	+135.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$2.69 CRC1,222.04	+67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$1.89 CRC858.35	+43.2%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 12.5% more for groceries

	Brazzaville	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$3.09 CRC1,407.40	-35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$5.33 CRC2,425.82	-34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$8.95 CRC4,075.15	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$3.49 CRC1,590.09	+19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$4.71 CRC2,145.07	+12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$2.32 CRC1,054.99	+109.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.73 CRC330.88	-6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$2.15 CRC979.64	+30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$1.76 CRC799.36	+29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$1.73 CRC787.71	+45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$1.66 CRC755.96	+57.1%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 27.5% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$5.80 CRC2,637.53	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$65.71 CRC29,903.89	+180.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$21,990.00 CRC10M	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$15.13 CRC6,887.86	+21.2%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 16.6% less for housing

	Brazzaville	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$59.17 CRC26,929.00	+38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$942.15 CRC429K	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$758.77 CRC345K	+68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$72.33 CRC32,916.13	-88.5%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 19.2 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$980.95 CRC446K	+1815.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,102.76 CRC8M
Average			+1815.5%

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pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$3.29 CRC1,495.19	-42.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$4.44 CRC2,020.72	+11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$5.91 CRC2,691.35	+57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$72.94 CRC33,194.61	+182.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$7.67 CRC3,488.79	+33.9%
Average			+33.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$71.32 CRC32,458.76
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$55.79 CRC25,389.75
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$128.46 CRC58,460.15
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$131.42 CRC59,807.77

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