Cost of living comparison
Havana is 15.9% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Havana instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
|
pay 80.6% less for housing
Bangui
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
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