Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.3 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
$12.38
FCFA7,466
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$3.10
FCFA1,866
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$17.19
FCFA10,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$3.63
FCFA2,190
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$4.12
FCFA2,483
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$1.87
FCFA1,129
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$2.62
FCFA1,580
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$9.37
FCFA5,652
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
?? | |
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,204,312
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,453,572
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
?? |
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
?? |
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