Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 33.3% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
$6.22
NT$202.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,482
|
$4.98
NT$161.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
$1.03
NT$33.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA998
|
$0.72
NT$23.25
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
$1.88
NT$61.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,870
|
$7.75
NT$251.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,384
|
$11.33
NT$368.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,195
|
$2.84
NT$92.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,489
|
$4.13
NT$133.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$2.07
NT$67.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$1.01
NT$32.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
$1.18
NT$38.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,357
|
$1.49
NT$48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,131
|
$1.24
NT$40.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,584
|
$1.12
NT$36.46
|
|
pay 60.4% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,664
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.34
NT$1,212.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,397.60
NT$1,019,778.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.87
NT$288.04
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Bangui
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$25.59
NT$830.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,206,876
|
$662.03
NT$21,502.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,456,668
|
$504.69
NT$16,392.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$72.03
NT$2,339.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$686.42
NT$22,294.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$17,703.28
NT$574,993.65
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
$2.49
NT$80.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
$3.49
NT$113.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
$3.89
NT$126.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.67
NT$1,256.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.34
NT$303.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.24
NT$2,021.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.20
NT$981.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.35
NT$2,869.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.73
NT$3,368.94
|
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