Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 87.8% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 90.6% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,032
|
$8.26
FCFA5,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥806
|
$12.38
FCFA7,516
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥180
|
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥120
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥271
|
$2.89
FCFA1,754
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,249
|
$3.10
FCFA1,879
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥903
|
$17.19
FCFA10,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥336
|
$3.63
FCFA2,205
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥506
|
$4.12
FCFA2,500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥371
|
$0.75
FCFA455
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$0.75
FCFA455
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥405
|
$3.00
FCFA1,818
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥344
|
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥198
|
$1.87
FCFA1,136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥194
|
$2.62
FCFA1,591
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥672
|
$9.37
FCFA5,690
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,934
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,365,103
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,967
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,904
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥158,780
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,212,370
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,648
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,463,298
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,782
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥76,173
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,283,027
|
?? |
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥503
|
$2.89
FCFA1,754
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥517
|
$2.48
FCFA1,503
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥604
|
$4.13
FCFA2,505
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,691
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,913
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,470
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,669
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,656
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,490
|
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