Cost of living comparison

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Canada vs. Bangui Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 6.9% more expensive than Bangui.

Restaurants
pay 19.7% more in Canada
Groceries
pay 0.6% less in Canada
Transportation
pay 53.1% less in Canada
Housing
pay 46.0% less in Canada
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Canada

The cost of entertainment and sports and restaurants in Canada are more expensive than in Bangui. Expenses including transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Canada. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Canada.

Canada vs. Bangui Cost Breakdown

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

pay 19.7% more for restaurants

 
Bangui
Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA4,640
$16.37
CA$22.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA6,960
$10.01
CA$13.60
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,160
$2.00
CA$2.71

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

 
Bangui
Canada
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,624
$2.48
CA$3.37
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,740
$5.30
CA$7.21
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA9,660
$8.04
CA$10.92

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pay 53.1% less for transportation

 
Bangui
Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,269
$4.35
CA$5.91
Monthly public transit pass ?? $65.88
CA$89.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $24,555.94
CA$33,372.75

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pay 46.0% less for housing

 
Bangui
Canada
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $60.95
CA$82.84
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,127,159
$1,220.42
CA$1,658.61
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,364,241
$1,114.36
CA$1,514.46

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bangui
Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $729.99
CA$992.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $12,017.58
CA$16,332.49

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangui
Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,624
$5.20
CA$7.07
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,392
$3.58
CA$4.87
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,320
$12.91
CA$17.55

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bangui
Canada
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $53.89
CA$73.23
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $39.01
CA$53.02
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $84.94
CA$115.43

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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