Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.9 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 92.0% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 99.7% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
?? | |
pay 61.7% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
?? | |
pay 7.1 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
?? |
pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
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