Cost of living comparison
Bern is 50.8% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Bern instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
$25.97
CHF23.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,482
|
$16.57
CHF14.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
$4.47
CHF4.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA998
|
$4.05
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
$3.27
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,870
|
$11.92
CHF10.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,384
|
$7.39
CHF6.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,195
|
$6.04
CHF5.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,489
|
$13.47
CHF12.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$1.39
CHF1.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
$1.28
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,357
|
$2.67
CHF2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,131
|
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,584
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,664
|
$7.69
CHF6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$87.29
CHF78.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,243.17
CHF32,717.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.82
CHF46.78
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
Bangui
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.19
CHF47.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,206,876
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,434.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,456,668
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,039.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$254.38
CHF229.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,928.18
CHF2,643.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$33,149.24
CHF29,924.62
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
$7.18
CHF6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
$5.06
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
$10.22
CHF9.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.47
CHF69.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$22.10
CHF19.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$146.65
CHF132.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.69
CHF55.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$159.53
CHF144.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$183.11
CHF165.30
|
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