Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 3.0 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Astana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,507.24
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,505.17
|
$9.64
FCFA5,910
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸305.20
|
$2.23
FCFA1,370
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸208.16
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 95.8% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸202.34
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,910.26
|
$2.10
FCFA1,285
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,667.30
|
$15.86
FCFA9,727
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸748.43
|
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸960.96
|
$4.56
FCFA2,797
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸256.02
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸358.21
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸411.57
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸408.25
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸106.59
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.09
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸774.30
|
$5.70
FCFA3,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,014.48
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,818,207.29
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,803.72
|
?? | |
pay 6.3 times more for housing
|
Astana
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,679.35
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸201,165.64
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,235,552
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸131,070.63
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,484,479
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,136.60
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Astana
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸99,849.02
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,929,752.78
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸501.03
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸858.44
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸701.45
|
$4.19
FCFA2,570
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,159.79
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,004.14
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Astana
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸33,984.45
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,705.29
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸41,770.46
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,235.14
|
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