Cost of living comparison
Paris is 39.1% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Paris instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 76.0% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,051
|
$19.49
€18.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,577
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,263
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,768
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,894
|
$11.66
€10.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,516
|
$5.86
€5.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,223
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,520
|
$7.05
€6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA458
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA458
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,146
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,604
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,736
|
$7.76
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.05
€85.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,489.61
€30,306.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.63
€22.04
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
Bangui
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.31
€30.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,222,224
|
$1,462.11
€1,363.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,475,192
|
$1,074.44
€1,002.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$171.90
€160.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$829.69
€773.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,485.47
€15,377.99
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,768
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,515
|
$4.52
€4.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,526
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.22
€38.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.08
€13.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$102.11
€95.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.38
€41.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$110.05
€102.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$156.00
€145.52
|
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