Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 81.4% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3900
|
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.37
FCFA830
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.14
FCFA686
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$1.51
FCFA915
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2200
|
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7400
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF633.3400
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9200
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.3800
|
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF17.2800
|
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3900
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF15.2300
|
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF235.8000
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$1.17
FCFA706
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3900
|
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF2.0300
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1300
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6600
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.9300
|
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
|
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