Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bangui, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Bangui
|
Moscow
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$15.62
₽985.12
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.81
₽492.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.44
₽90.97
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.92
₽58.04
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.99
₽62.74
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.99
₽440.77
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.80
₽365.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.15
₽135.84
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.86
₽180.13
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
₽61.41
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
₽49.99
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
₽62.13
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.01
₽126.90
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
₽37.04
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
₽28.88
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.48
₽219.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.95
₽2,583.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$43,384.03
₽2,736,447.77
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.25
₽394.05
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Bangui
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.26
₽584.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,259.10
₽79,417.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$731.41
₽46,133.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$125.16
₽7,894.44
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$776.80
₽48,996.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,937.94
₽879,135.31
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.47
₽218.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.73
₽235.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.46
₽218.37
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$63.13
₽3,982.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.81
₽492.56
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$123.17
₽7,768.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$68.40
₽4,314.63
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$140.39
₽8,854.82
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$176.43
₽11,128.25
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