Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 79.5% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
?? | |
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
?? |
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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