Cost of living comparison
Russia is 50.2% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Russia instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,123
|
$7.74
₽620.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,891
|
$4.69
₽375.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,366
|
$0.85
₽67.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA768
|
$0.41
₽32.83
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA820
|
$0.54
₽42.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,281
|
$4.40
₽352.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,696
|
$3.48
₽278.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,742
|
$1.27
₽102.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,788
|
$1.79
₽143.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA465
|
$0.62
₽49.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA465
|
$0.56
₽44.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
₽53.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
₽82.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
₽23.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
₽20.27
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,487
|
$2.37
₽190.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,490
|
$19.36
₽1,550.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,226.85
₽2,501,614.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.41
₽272.98
|
|
pay 87.8% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.56
₽525.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,231,540
|
$310.33
₽24,860.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,479,660
|
$214.38
₽17,173.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.84
₽5,595.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$220.41
₽17,657.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,693.93
₽376,035.17
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,537
|
$1.55
₽124.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,537
|
$1.73
₽138.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,561
|
$2.23
₽178.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.55
₽2,527.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.06
₽325.37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.85
₽5,035.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.44
₽3,159.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.13
₽6,339.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$85.30
₽6,833.65
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