Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.3 times more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
$12.38
FCFA7,466
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
$3.10
FCFA1,866
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
$17.19
FCFA10,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
$3.63
FCFA2,190
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$4.12
FCFA2,483
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
$1.87
FCFA1,129
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
$2.62
FCFA1,580
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$9.37
FCFA5,652
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
?? | |
pay 72.3% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,204,312
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,453,572
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
?? |
pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
?? |
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