Cost of living comparison

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Canberra vs. Bangui Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 47.7% more expensive than Bangui.

Restaurants
pay 49.9% more in Canberra
Groceries
pay 9.9% more in Canberra
Transportation
pay 45.3% less in Canberra
Housing
pay 25.7% less in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5 times more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Bangui Cost Breakdown

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

pay 49.9% more for restaurants

 
Bangui
Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA5,108
$19.77
A$31.14
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,662
$9.89
A$15.57
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,277
$2.76
A$4.35

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

 
Bangui
Canberra
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,788
$2.59
A$4.07
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,915
$5.39
A$8.49
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA10,634
$6.59
A$10.38

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

 
Bangui
Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,800
$5.07
A$7.99
Monthly public transit pass ?? $118.63
A$186.81
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,276.08
A$46,104.06

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pay 25.7% less for housing

 
Bangui
Canberra
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $65.39
A$102.97
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,240,826
$1,783.31
A$2,808.36
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,501,816
$1,413.05
A$2,225.27

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bangui
Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,847.17
A$2,908.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $14,503.36
A$22,839.94

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangui
Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,788
$7.25
A$11.42
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,532
$3.68
A$5.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,554
$26.36
A$41.51

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bangui
Canberra
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $86.77
A$136.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $72.18
A$113.67
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $119.51
A$188.21

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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: February 2025
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