Cost of living comparison
Rome is 21.3% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Rome instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
$19.79
€18.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,822
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,350
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA810
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,266
|
$8.48
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,582
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,721
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,756
|
$4.84
€4.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA459
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA459
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Bangui
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,446
|
$7.67
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
$38.48
€35.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.39
€14.18
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
Bangui
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.43
€28.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,217,135
|
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,462,352
|
$773.95
€712.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$173.31
€159.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$531.12
€489.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,531
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.27
€51.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.59
€78.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.33
€33.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.35
€89.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.90
€114.11
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