Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 45.2% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,010
|
$7.13
ETB409.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,516
|
$6.24
ETB357.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.82
ETB46.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.53
ETB30.60
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,754
|
$1.09
ETB62.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,879
|
$4.56
ETB261.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,432
|
$5.68
ETB326.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,205
|
$2.58
ETB147.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,500
|
$6.17
ETB353.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA455
|
$2.95
ETB169.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA455
|
$0.49
ETB28.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,818
|
$1.10
ETB62.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
$0.39
ETB22.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,136
|
$0.29
ETB16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,591
|
$0.76
ETB43.65
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,690
|
$4.65
ETB266.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB574.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,500.00
ETB1,463,700.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.88
ETB222.63
|
|
pay 77.1% less for housing
Bangui
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$152.46
ETB8,751.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,212,370
|
$621.38
ETB35,667.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,463,298
|
$355.45
ETB20,403.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.84
ETB7,165.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$83.24
ETB4,778.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB2,520,816.67
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,754
|
$1.00
ETB57.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,503
|
$1.11
ETB63.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,505
|
$4.00
ETB229.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$80.77
ETB4,636.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
ETB287.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.11
ETB2,302.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.34
ETB3,291.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.44
ETB5,306.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.33
ETB5,644.33
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