Bangui is 89.8% more expensive than Bamako.

If you lived in Bangui instead of Bamako, you would:

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pay 93.8% more for restaurants

 
Bamako
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
F CFA4,869
$8.38
FCFA5,100
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.83
F CFA2,941
$9.64
FCFA5,865
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
F CFA541
$2.23
FCFA1,360

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pay 36.2% more for groceries

 
Bamako
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$0.87
F CFA528
$1.34
FCFA816
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.81
F CFA4,756
$2.10
FCFA1,275
Milk (1 gallon) $8.20
F CFA4,991
$15.86
FCFA9,653

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

 
Bamako
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.89
F CFA2,975
$5.70
FCFA3,471
Monthly public transit pass ?? $33.52
FCFA20,400
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
??

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

 
Bamako
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$35.94
F CFA21,872
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,000.00
F CFA608,564
$2,014.78
FCFA1,226,122
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $538.39
F CFA327,645
$2,420.70
FCFA1,473,149

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bamako
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
??

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pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bamako
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
F CFA1,217
$2.51
FCFA1,530
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
F CFA1,226
$2.51
FCFA1,530
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.50
F CFA913
$4.19
FCFA2,550

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bamako
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.00
F CFA15,214
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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