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Brazzaville vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 27.1% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 33.1% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 44.5% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Brazzaville

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

Brazzaville vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2400	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+11.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$1.58 FCFA881	-2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.58 FCFA881	+35.4%
Average			+1.8%

Santiago vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.1% more for groceries

	Santiago	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+221.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$3.38 FCFA1,889	-34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+93.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$2.94 FCFA1,643	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.16 FCFA1,207	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$1.11 FCFA621	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.81 FCFA451	+15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$1.66 FCFA925	+80.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$1.16 FCFA649	+37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.84 FCFA469	+6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.57 FCFA317	-23.7%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Santiago	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$4.74 FCFA2,651	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9800	$23.44 FCFA13,100	-44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF446.5000	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$10.74 FCFA6,003	-16.5%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Santiago	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+104.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.6900	$551.55 FCFA308,248	+9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF9.8600	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5000	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+501.8%
Average			+156.4%

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pay 44.5% less for childcare

	Santiago	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.0300	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-87.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF207.5000	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	-1.4%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+84.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$4.05 FCFA2,263	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$3.25 FCFA1,816	-41.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7500	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-7.3%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Santiago	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2500	$57.50 FCFA32,136	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7200	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+95.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7100	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.8900	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-32.2%
Average			+26.4%

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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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