Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 7.3% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$9.64
FCFA5,871
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$2.23
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$2.10
FCFA1,276
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$15.86
FCFA9,662
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$2.85
FCFA1,736
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$4.56
FCFA2,779
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
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pay 31.9% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$5.70
FCFA3,475
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Brussels
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,227,311
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,474,578
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
?? |
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$4.19
FCFA2,553
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
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