Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 24.8% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,871
|
$6.52
KWD2.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,361
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$0.31
KWD0.100
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,276
|
$2.31
KWD0.710
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,662
|
$5.62
KWD1.730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,736
|
$2.07
KWD0.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,779
|
$2.40
KWD0.740
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.99
KWD0.310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,475
|
$1.39
KWD0.430
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$48.89
KWD15.030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,165.00
KWD6,812.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.15
KWD9.270
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
Bangui
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.51
KWD9.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,227,311
|
$928.97
KWD285.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,474,578
|
$671.91
KWD206.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$33.55
KWD10.310
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$414.85
KWD127.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,112.82
KWD2,186.270
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$2.44
KWD0.750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$5.06
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,553
|
$2.93
KWD0.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$120.42
KWD37.010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.41
KWD3.510
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.09
KWD13.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.04
KWD17.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.23
KWD29.580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.78
KWD34.360
|
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