Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 43.9% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$8.21
NAD151.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,871
|
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,361
|
$0.86
NAD15.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$0.86
NAD15.87
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$0.72
NAD13.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,276
|
$2.84
NAD52.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,662
|
$4.30
NAD79.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,736
|
$2.17
NAD40.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,779
|
$1.99
NAD36.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.79
NAD14.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.71
NAD13.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
NAD10.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
NAD12.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
NAD8.55
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,475
|
$4.15
NAD76.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,205.69
NAD151,474.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.62
NAD122.19
|
|
pay 86.2% less for housing
Bangui
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$51.96
NAD959.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,227,311
|
$349.50
NAD6,451.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,474,578
|
$250.08
NAD4,616.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$68.42
NAD1,262.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$140.81
NAD2,599.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,704.96
NAD68,392.25
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$1.37
NAD25.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$1.76
NAD32.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,553
|
$2.19
NAD40.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.54
NAD840.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.28
NAD60.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.93
NAD681.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.33
NAD449.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$69.75
NAD1,287.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$59.15
NAD1,091.84
|
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