Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 55.5% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,980
|
$7.58
UAH312.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,471
|
$6.32
UAH260.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$0.62
UAH25.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA996
|
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
$0.73
UAH30.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,868
|
$4.30
UAH177.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,369
|
$3.88
UAH160.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,191
|
$1.78
UAH73.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,485
|
$1.97
UAH81.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.34
UAH14.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.64
UAH26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$0.71
UAH29.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.94
UAH38.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,130
|
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,581
|
$0.37
UAH15.45
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,656
|
$5.16
UAH212.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.66
UAH398.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,979.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.19
UAH172.91
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$5.82
UAH239.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,205,098
|
$558.46
UAH23,028.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,454,521
|
$325.98
UAH13,441.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$72.04
UAH2,970.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$365.07
UAH15,053.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,874.47
UAH283,468.58
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
$1.26
UAH52.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$1.34
UAH55.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$2.27
UAH93.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.77
UAH1,103.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.05
UAH208.32
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.25
UAH2,855.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.51
UAH1,505.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.23
UAH3,597.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.45
UAH3,894.74
|
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