Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 15.0% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,131
|
$9.33
zł39.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,901
|
$6.82
zł28.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,368
|
$1.61
zł6.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$1.47
zł6.16
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$1.04
zł4.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,283
|
$4.21
zł17.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,712
|
$3.58
zł15.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
$2.77
zł11.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,793
|
$2.59
zł10.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA465
|
$0.41
zł1.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA465
|
$0.66
zł2.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
zł3.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.34
zł5.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
zł1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
zł1.63
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,492
|
$6.19
zł25.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,525
|
$25.65
zł107.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,040.90
zł104,991.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.46
zł31.28
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.86
zł58.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,233,589
|
$888.26
zł3,724.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,482,121
|
$687.84
zł2,883.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$198.98
zł834.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$442.43
zł1,855.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,192.96
zł46,929.77
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,539
|
$3.26
zł13.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,539
|
$3.15
zł13.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,566
|
$4.20
zł17.60
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.98
zł142.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.99
zł29.33
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$77.81
zł326.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.95
zł142.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.04
zł356.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.44
zł395.99
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