Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 25.1% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,980
|
$10.09
MX$200.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,471
|
$8.90
MX$177.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$1.21
MX$24.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA996
|
$0.84
MX$16.67
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
$2.63
MX$52.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,868
|
$5.57
MX$110.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,369
|
$6.31
MX$125.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,191
|
$2.49
MX$49.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,485
|
$4.13
MX$82.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$1.42
MX$28.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.70
MX$13.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$0.82
MX$16.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.91
MX$18.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,130
|
$0.95
MX$18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,581
|
$0.87
MX$17.22
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,656
|
$5.46
MX$108.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.52
MX$427.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,960.54
MX$436,663.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.34
MX$106.22
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.98
MX$556.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,205,098
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,054.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,454,521
|
$643.75
MX$12,800.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.48
MX$824.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$408.19
MX$8,116.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,042.62
MX$199,687.52
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
$2.97
MX$59.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$3.52
MX$69.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$4.45
MX$88.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.85
MX$1,210.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.94
MX$118.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.94
MX$1,330.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.00
MX$894.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$110.60
MX$2,199.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.14
MX$2,110.56
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