Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 15.0% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
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