Cost of living comparison
Germany is 29.9% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Germany instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 39.6% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
$12.84
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,822
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,350
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$2.37
€2.19
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA810
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,266
|
$6.74
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,582
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,721
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,756
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA459
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA459
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 82.5% more for transportation
Bangui
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,446
|
$8.31
€7.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
$73.47
€67.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.90
€20.17
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Bangui
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.93
€34.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,217,135
|
$759.74
€699.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,462,352
|
$577.93
€532.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$202.18
€186.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$325.78
€300.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
pay 61.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
$3.27
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,531
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.77
€32.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.08
€11.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.79
€74.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.60
€36.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.39
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.48
€104.51
|
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