Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 29.2% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.03
|
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.77
|
$12.38
FCFA7,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.28
|
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
$1.65
FCFA998
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.00
|
$3.10
FCFA1,870
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.60
|
$17.19
FCFA10,384
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.32
|
$3.63
FCFA2,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.60
|
$4.12
FCFA2,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$2.25
FCFA1,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
$1.87
FCFA1,131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
$2.62
FCFA1,584
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.74
|
$9.37
FCFA5,664
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$128.78
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.31
|
?? | |
pay 61.6% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,949.21
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,206,876
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,792.60
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,456,668
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$186.90
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ottawa
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,423.13
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,614.97
|
?? |
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.01
|
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.28
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.02
|
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.10
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$82.09
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.57
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.55
|
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