Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 11.9% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,536
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$1.95
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,884
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,459
|
$3.94
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,210
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,507
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$0.68
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,139
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,595
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,705
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.32
€40.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.96
€9.24
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
Bangui
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.79
€38.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,215,580
|
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,467,173
|
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$109.60
€101.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$582.39
€540.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$3.25
€3.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.88
€40.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.44
€79.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.61
€34.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.28
€81.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.56
€99.79
|
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