Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 33.2% cheaper than Bangui.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.4% less in Mexico City
- Groceries
-
pay 25.2% less in Mexico City
- Transportation
-
pay 50.0% less in Mexico City
- Housing
-
pay 66.2% less in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.7% more in Mexico City
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,171
|
$9.93
MX$205.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,757
|
$7.45
MX$154.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,293
|
$1.08
MX$22.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,034
|
$0.77
MX$15.98
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,810
|
$2.45
MX$50.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,939
|
$4.87
MX$100.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,766
|
$5.51
MX$113.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,275
|
$2.18
MX$45.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,580
|
$3.57
MX$73.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA469
|
$1.22
MX$25.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA469
|
$0.67
MX$13.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,876
|
$0.80
MX$16.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,407
|
$0.83
MX$17.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,173
|
$0.85
MX$17.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,642
|
$0.83
MX$17.12
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,872
|
$4.64
MX$95.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.87
MX$369.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,615.02
MX$385,006.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.47
MX$71.87
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$24.38
MX$504.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,256,212
|
$893.52
MX$18,480.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,520,438
|
$544.24
MX$11,256.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.31
MX$626.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.33
MX$7,886.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,426.99
MX$174,292.04
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,810
|
$2.73
MX$56.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,551
|
$3.01
MX$62.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,586
|
$3.92
MX$81.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$53.69
MX$1,110.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.96
MX$102.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.36
MX$1,165.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.06
MX$849.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.99
MX$1,902.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.93
MX$1,901.34
|
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