Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.6% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 73.6% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,051
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,577
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,263
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 70.4% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,768
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,894
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,516
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,223
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,520
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA458
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA458
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,146
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,604
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 89.7% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,736
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 91.7% less for housing
Bangui
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,222,224
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,475,192
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,768
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,515
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,526
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
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