Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 19.4% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,931
|
$10.16
PLN39.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,396
|
$8.38
PLN32.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,233
|
$1.81
PLN7.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA986
|
$1.70
PLN6.68
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,726
|
$1.10
PLN4.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,849
|
$4.61
PLN18.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,266
|
$3.88
PLN15.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,170
|
$3.08
PLN12.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,460
|
$2.68
PLN10.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA447
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA447
|
$0.74
PLN2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,789
|
$0.85
PLN3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,342
|
$1.38
PLN5.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,118
|
$0.39
PLN1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,566
|
$0.54
PLN2.11
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,599
|
$6.40
PLN25.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.94
PLN109.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,011.90
PLN121,932.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.13
PLN31.96
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.13
PLN63.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,193,084
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,358.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,440,021
|
$848.90
PLN3,337.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$229.74
PLN903.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$527.99
PLN2,075.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,833.43
PLN54,390.14
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,726
|
$4.06
PLN15.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,479
|
$3.66
PLN14.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,465
|
$4.83
PLN18.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.12
PLN165.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.62
PLN29.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.42
PLN367.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.56
PLN167.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.76
PLN356.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.66
PLN415.43
|
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