Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 38.0% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Bangui
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bangui
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Bangui
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.83
£65.35
|
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