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Brazzaville vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 32.9% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 15.1% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.9% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 SVC61.08	$11.68 FCFA6,606	+66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.08	$5.10 FCFA2,882	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC9.90	$1.58 FCFA892	+38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.95	$1.58 FCFA892	+72.9%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	San Salvador	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 SVC17.01	$4.99 FCFA2,820	+155.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 SVC32.86	$3.38 FCFA1,912	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.84 SVC59.68	$8.76 FCFA4,956	+28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 SVC26.26	$2.94 FCFA1,663	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 SVC26.05	$2.16 FCFA1,221	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 SVC15.46	$1.11 FCFA629	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SVC6.60	$0.81 FCFA457	+6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.17	$1.66 FCFA936	+42.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.61	$1.16 FCFA657	-4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 SVC8.44	$0.84 FCFA475	-13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.51	$0.57 FCFA321	-41.9%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 SVC33.34	$4.74 FCFA2,684	+24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00 SVC130.88	$23.44 FCFA13,259	+56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	$29,343.54 FCFA16,598,153	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.93 SVC261.12	$10.74 FCFA6,076	-64.1%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	San Salvador	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.33 SVC378.09	$44.51 FCFA25,178	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	$551.55 FCFA311,982	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	$465.04 FCFA263,050	-38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.16 SVC716.84	$646.27 FCFA365,563	+686.6%
Average			+153.0%

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pay 15.1% less for childcare

	San Salvador	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	$53.41 FCFA30,214	-67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	$8,800.00 FCFA4,977,714	+37.1%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.45	$5.81 FCFA3,284	+190.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 SVC28.35	$4.05 FCFA2,291	+24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.90	$3.25 FCFA1,838	-18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 SVC268.74	$44.51 FCFA25,178	+44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.25 SVC45.81	$5.84 FCFA3,304	+11.3%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.60 SVC546.20	$57.50 FCFA32,525	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.83 SVC399.91	$60.00 FCFA33,939	+30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	$100.00 FCFA56,565	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.17 SVC952.51	$55.00 FCFA31,111	-49.6%
Average			-12.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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