Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 36.5% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,948
|
$8.84
HK$68.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,422
|
$5.77
HK$44.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,237
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA990
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,732
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,856
|
$14.28
HK$110.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,302
|
$12.15
HK$94.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,177
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,469
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA449
|
$1.68
HK$13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA449
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,796
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,347
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,122
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,571
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Bangui
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,619
|
$11.66
HK$90.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.07
HK$497.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,292.33
HK$258,531.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.71
HK$106.48
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Bangui
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.03
HK$171.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,197,324
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,049.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,445,139
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,552.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$196.11
HK$1,522.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$929.71
HK$7,219.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$21,637.45
HK$168,025.74
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,732
|
$7.69
HK$59.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,484
|
$5.31
HK$41.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,474
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$86.33
HK$670.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.24
HK$592.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.17
HK$319.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.44
HK$710.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$135.10
HK$1,049.15
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