Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 14.0% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.36
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$12.38
FCFA7,466
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.43
|
$3.10
FCFA1,866
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$17.19
FCFA10,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$3.63
FCFA2,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.05
|
$4.12
FCFA2,483
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.87
FCFA1,129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$2.62
FCFA1,580
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$9.37
FCFA5,652
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.87
|
?? | |
pay 36.1% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,204,312
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,453,572
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
?? |
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.97
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.08
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.29
|
?? |
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