Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 46.1% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 45.2% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,822
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,350
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$2.39
€2.21
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA810
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,266
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,582
|
$5.11
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,721
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,756
|
$4.93
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA459
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA459
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bangui
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,446
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
$93.45
€86.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.98
€21.16
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Bangui
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.65
€39.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,217,135
|
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,462,352
|
$999.06
€920.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$273.14
€251.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$210.36
€193.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,531
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.73
€38.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$91.74
€84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.98
€35.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.97
€87.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.23
€108.88
|
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