Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 57.1% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 28.7% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,131
|
$16.63
€15.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,901
|
$9.41
€8.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,368
|
$2.04
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,283
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,712
|
$4.75
€4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,793
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA465
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA465
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,492
|
$7.64
€7.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,525
|
$113.76
€106.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,407.58
€30,249.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.14
€16.00
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.84
€49.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,233,589
|
$1,291.60
€1,205.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,482,121
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$156.48
€146.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$893.73
€834.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,678.25
€8,100.28
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,539
|
$5.53
€5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,539
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,566
|
$15.83
€14.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.94
€55.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.50
€10.73
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.22
€71.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.26
€34.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.01
€79.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.50
€84.48
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