Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 38.8% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,931
|
$15.16
NZ$24.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,396
|
$9.09
NZ$14.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,233
|
$2.49
NZ$4.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA986
|
$2.16
NZ$3.51
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,726
|
$2.13
NZ$3.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,849
|
$4.53
NZ$7.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,266
|
$7.33
NZ$11.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,170
|
$6.98
NZ$11.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,460
|
$5.27
NZ$8.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA447
|
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA447
|
$1.15
NZ$1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,789
|
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,342
|
$2.61
NZ$4.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,118
|
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,566
|
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,599
|
$6.60
NZ$10.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$115.94
NZ$188.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,007.11
NZ$48,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.83
NZ$27.31
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$57.37
NZ$93.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,193,084
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,461.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,440,021
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,227.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$134.66
NZ$218.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$777.00
NZ$1,261.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,897.92
NZ$20,938.18
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,726
|
$7.28
NZ$11.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,479
|
$3.39
NZ$5.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,465
|
$23.83
NZ$38.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.32
NZ$62.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.13
NZ$19.69
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.07
NZ$129.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.09
NZ$86.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.73
NZ$202.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.08
NZ$209.54
|
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