Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.5 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.36
|
$8.26
FCFA4,948
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.14
|
$12.38
FCFA7,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
$2.06
FCFA1,237
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
$1.65
FCFA990
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.11
|
$2.89
FCFA1,732
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.25
|
$3.10
FCFA1,856
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥52.74
|
$17.19
FCFA10,302
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.35
|
$3.63
FCFA2,177
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.20
|
$4.12
FCFA2,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.78
|
$0.75
FCFA449
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.61
|
$0.75
FCFA449
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.16
|
$3.00
FCFA1,796
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.08
|
$2.25
FCFA1,347
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.60
|
$1.87
FCFA1,122
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.44
|
$2.62
FCFA1,571
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.76
|
$9.37
FCFA5,619
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥244.65
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥146,792.51
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.08
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.02
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,852.28
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,197,324
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,970.20
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,445,139
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥297.98
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,910.85
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥178,468.79
|
?? |
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.79
|
$2.89
FCFA1,732
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.37
|
$2.48
FCFA1,484
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.47
|
$4.13
FCFA2,474
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥439.24
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥58.72
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥463.33
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥248.81
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥602.78
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥795.53
|
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