Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 3.0 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
?? | |
pay 7.8 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
?? |
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
?? |
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