Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

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Chile

Santiago vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 18.1% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 36.9% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 48.5% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 8.4 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Santiago

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Santiago are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Expenses including housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Santiago. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Santiago.

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Santiago vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Brazzaville, you would:

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pay 33.4% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$10.23 CLF0.2600	+21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+76.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$1.25 CLF0.0300	-5.3%
Average			+33.4%

Brazzaville vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.9% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$1.81 CLF0.0500	-62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$5.64 CLF0.1400	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$4.18 CLF0.1000	+42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$3.11 CLF0.0800	-25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-58.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-36.0%
Average			-36.9%

Brazzaville vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Brazzaville	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$40.93 CLF1.0200	+75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	-39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-41.0%
Average			-1.4%

Brazzaville vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.5% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$552.81 CLF13.8200	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$376.90 CLF9.4200	-16.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$113.86 CLF2.8500	-82.0%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 8.4 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$432.52 CLF10.8100	+744.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500
Average			+744.6%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$4.09 CLF0.1000	-28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$3.25 CLF0.0800	-18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$33.92 CLF0.8500	+31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+31.4%
Average			+6.5%

Brazzaville vs. Santiago - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$50.25 CLF1.2600
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.71 CLF0.7200
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$66.29 CLF1.6600
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$80.84 CLF2.0200

Brazzaville vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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