Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 39.7% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 87.2% less for housing
Bangui
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
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