Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 4.4 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
$9.64
FCFA5,871
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$2.23
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
$2.10
FCFA1,276
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
$15.86
FCFA9,662
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
$2.85
FCFA1,736
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
$4.56
FCFA2,779
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
$5.70
FCFA3,475
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
?? | |
pay 9.8 times more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,227,311
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,474,578
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
?? |
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
$4.19
FCFA2,553
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
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