Cost of living comparison
Australia is 37.0% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Australia instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,010
|
$16.79
A$25.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,516
|
$9.81
A$14.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$2.56
A$3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$2.14
A$3.25
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,754
|
$2.33
A$3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,879
|
$4.71
A$7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,432
|
$5.75
A$8.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,205
|
$3.86
A$5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,500
|
$3.99
A$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA455
|
$1.43
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA455
|
$1.25
A$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,818
|
$1.39
A$2.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
$2.00
A$3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,136
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,591
|
$0.95
A$1.44
|
|
pay 49.6% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,690
|
$4.73
A$7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$84.46
A$128.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,859.34
A$42,281.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.12
A$27.51
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Bangui
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$55.36
A$84.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,212,370
|
$1,258.08
A$1,909.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,463,298
|
$971.44
A$1,474.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$141.88
A$215.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,377.23
A$2,090.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,720.56
A$22,341.11
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,754
|
$6.69
A$10.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,503
|
$3.60
A$5.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,505
|
$28.13
A$42.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$53.84
A$81.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.24
A$20.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.27
A$114.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.30
A$82.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$102.43
A$155.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.12
A$179.26
|
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