Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 50.7% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,980
|
$21.59
ISK2,966
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,471
|
$17.27
ISK2,373
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$2.90
ISK399
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA996
|
$2.07
ISK285
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
$3.68
ISK506
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,868
|
$7.66
ISK1,052
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,369
|
$6.16
ISK847
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,191
|
$5.91
ISK812
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,485
|
$8.87
ISK1,219
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$1.53
ISK210
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.97
ISK133
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$1.26
ISK173
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$2.23
ISK306
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,130
|
$1.42
ISK194
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,581
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,656
|
$8.57
ISK1,178
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$66.92
ISK9,194
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,660.67
ISK5,723,760
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.30
ISK3,201
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
Bangui
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$68.45
ISK9,404
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,205,098
|
$1,864.13
ISK256,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,454,521
|
$1,666.20
ISK228,919
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.43
ISK8,853
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$240.37
ISK33,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,984.07
ISK822,152
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
$10.79
ISK1,483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$5.09
ISK699
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$11.87
ISK1,631
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.50
ISK8,999
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.39
ISK1,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$103.94
ISK14,280
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.50
ISK5,976
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$141.47
ISK19,437
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$174.65
ISK23,995
|
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