Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.0 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽809.46
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.91
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.60
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 89.1% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽485.95
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽377.33
|
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽187.46
|
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽58.14
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽50.22
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.77
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽131.65
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.26
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.82
|
?? | |
pay 69.8% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽232.17
|
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽370.04
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
?? |
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽289.09
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽241.14
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽578.19
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
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