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Saint John's vs. Bangui Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 33.7% cheaper than Bangui.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% less in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 37.8% less in Saint John's
Housing: pay 21.5% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.0% less in Saint John's

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Bangui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Bangui, you would:

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pay 46.3% less for restaurants

	Bangui	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$13.88 EC$37.50
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$11.10 EC$30.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.07 EC$5.60
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$0.96 EC$2.58	-46.3%
Average			-46.3%

Bangui vs. Saint John's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Bangui	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$2.78 EC$7.50	-37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$4.07 EC$11.00	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$20.22 FCFA11,438	$8.40 EC$22.71	-58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$5.37 EC$14.50	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 FCFA2,284	$3.69 EC$9.98	-8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.96 EC$8.00
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.11 EC$3.00
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,827	$3.70 EC$10.00	+14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 FCFA1,371	$3.70 EC$10.00	+52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 FCFA1,142	$1.30 EC$3.50	-35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,599	$1.30 EC$3.50	-54.2%
Average			-15.1%

Bangui vs. Saint John's - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.8% less for transportation

	Bangui	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.11 FCFA5,719	$6.29 EC$17.00	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$51.53 EC$139.27
Average			-37.8%

Bangui vs. Saint John's - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.5% less for housing

	Bangui	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$77.58 EC$209.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$678.37 EC$1,833.33
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$99.04 EC$267.65
Average			-21.5%

Bangui vs. Saint John's - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Bangui	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00

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pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangui	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 FCFA2,014	$1.85 EC$5.00	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.95 EC$10.67
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 FCFA2,518	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$61.67 EC$166.67
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.20 EC$16.75
Average			-48.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bangui	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$50.00 EC$135.13
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Bangui vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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