Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 12.7% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,536
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,884
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,459
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,210
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,507
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,139
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,595
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,705
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
Bangui
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,215,580
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,467,173
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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