Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.8% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.61
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
?? | |
pay 47.9% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.74
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.09
|
?? | |
pay 83.5% more for housing
|
Ireland
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.54
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
?? |
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.24
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.92
|
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