Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.9 times more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Quito, you would:
pay 88.3% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$8.26
FCFA5,014
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$12.38
FCFA7,520
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.89
FCFA1,755
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$3.10
FCFA1,880
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$17.19
FCFA10,438
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$3.63
FCFA2,206
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$4.12
FCFA2,502
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.75
FCFA455
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.75
FCFA455
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$3.00
FCFA1,819
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$1.87
FCFA1,137
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$2.62
FCFA1,592
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$9.37
FCFA5,694
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
?? | |
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,213,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,464,205
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
?? |
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$2.89
FCFA1,755
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$2.48
FCFA1,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$4.13
FCFA2,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
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