Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 0.1% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
|
pay 44.6% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
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