Cost of living comparison
Spain is 6.3% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Spain instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,123
|
$12.45
€11.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,891
|
$8.47
€7.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,366
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA768
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
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pay 8.3% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA820
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,281
|
$5.73
€5.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,696
|
$3.55
€3.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,742
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,788
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA465
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA465
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
€0.69
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
€0.85
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
€0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,487
|
$6.67
€6.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,490
|
$39.84
€37.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,357.72
€22,697.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.14
€13.18
|
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pay 70.9% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.62
€37.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,231,540
|
$697.48
€649.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,479,660
|
$570.67
€531.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$106.79
€99.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.46
€319.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,368.05
€6,865.91
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,537
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,537
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,561
|
$5.55
€5.17
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.33
€40.37
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.42
€7.84
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.58
€68.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.02
€30.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.35
€69.28
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.35
€85.12
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