Cost of living comparison
Peru is 42.4% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Peru instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,123
|
$2.98
PEN10.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,891
|
$5.00
PEN18.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,366
|
$0.76
PEN2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA768
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA820
|
$1.30
PEN4.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,281
|
$2.56
PEN9.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,696
|
$4.32
PEN15.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,742
|
$2.03
PEN7.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,788
|
$2.13
PEN7.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA465
|
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA465
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
PEN1.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,487
|
$5.30
PEN19.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,490
|
$16.55
PEN60.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,417.59
PEN74,881.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.94
PEN43.77
|
|
pay 88.8% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.53
PEN108.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,231,540
|
$277.70
PEN1,018.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,479,660
|
$204.62
PEN750.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.33
PEN144.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$162.20
PEN594.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,852.04
PEN17,794.86
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,537
|
$1.83
PEN6.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,537
|
$2.60
PEN9.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,561
|
$4.57
PEN16.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.17
PEN114.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.59
PEN16.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.11
PEN147.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.91
PEN84.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.62
PEN247.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$59.99
PEN220.01
|
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