Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 6.5% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,980
|
$15.16
€13.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,471
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA996
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,868
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,369
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,191
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,485
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,130
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,581
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,656
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.15
€49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,133.87
€33,234.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.65
€13.47
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.64
€30.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,205,098
|
$1,370.72
€1,260.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,454,521
|
$989.21
€909.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$123.32
€113.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$543.23
€499.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,978.95
€9,178.14
|
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$48.46
€44.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.95
€77.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.93
€31.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.19
€80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$99.93
€91.91
|
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