Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 12.2% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$59.37
€55.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.19
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
$816.29
€765.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$125.07
€117.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$529.47
€496.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.71
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.45
€63.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.01
€32.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.87
€72.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.21
€88.39
|
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