Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 51.2% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
$5.85
R$30.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,482
|
$6.82
R$35.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
$1.20
R$6.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA998
|
$0.80
R$4.17
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
$1.78
R$9.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,870
|
$5.19
R$27.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,384
|
$4.10
R$21.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,195
|
$2.39
R$12.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,489
|
$1.61
R$8.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.94
R$4.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.61
R$3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
$0.48
R$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,357
|
$0.67
R$3.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,131
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,584
|
$0.58
R$3.03
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,664
|
$4.15
R$21.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.57
R$249.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,345.08
R$132,967.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.07
R$42.35
|
|
pay 84.9% less for housing
Bangui
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.58
R$107.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,206,876
|
$401.50
R$2,106.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,456,668
|
$242.40
R$1,271.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.80
R$282.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$530.73
R$2,784.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,185.14
R$63,926.88
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
$2.24
R$11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.15
R$137.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.37
R$301.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.12
R$236.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.72
R$344.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.37
R$327.20
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