Cost of living comparison
The Valley is 15.3% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in The Valley instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 73.2% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,536
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Bangui
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,884
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,459
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,210
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,507
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,139
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,595
|
?? | |
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Bangui
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,705
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 63.3% less for housing
Bangui
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,215,580
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,467,173
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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