Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 3.0% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Bangui
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
$9.64
FCFA5,910
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.71
|
$2.23
FCFA1,370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.24
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$2.10
FCFA1,285
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.78
|
$15.86
FCFA9,727
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.61
|
$4.56
FCFA2,797
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
?? | |
pay 46.8% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.55
|
$5.70
FCFA3,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.37
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.48
|
?? | |
pay 95.9% more for housing
Berlin
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.87
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,235,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€934.00
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,484,479
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€255.35
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Berlin
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.66
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
?? |
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.39
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.19
FCFA2,570
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.01
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Berlin
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.77
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.44
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.79
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.53
|
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