Cost of living comparison
Poland is 30.5% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Poland instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
Bangui
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
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