Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 57.7% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$12.38
FCFA7,466
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
pay 80.0% more for groceries
Basseterre
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.10
FCFA1,866
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$17.19
FCFA10,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.63
FCFA2,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$4.12
FCFA2,483
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.87
FCFA1,129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$2.62
FCFA1,580
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Basseterre
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$9.37
FCFA5,652
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Basseterre
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,204,312
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,453,572
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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