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
₽696.54
|
$8.38
FCFA5,131
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽398.02
|
$9.64
FCFA5,901
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽82.53
|
$2.23
FCFA1,368
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽46.12
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 89.1% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽55.73
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽418.16
|
$2.10
FCFA1,283
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽324.69
|
$15.86
FCFA9,712
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽114.65
|
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽161.30
|
$4.56
FCFA2,793
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽50.02
|
$0.76
FCFA465
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽43.22
|
$0.76
FCFA465
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽56.59
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽113.29
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽21.74
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽21.36
|
?? | |
pay 69.8% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽199.78
|
$5.70
FCFA3,492
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,487.63
|
$33.52
FCFA20,525
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,487,629.58
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽318.42
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽521.12
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽69,504.37
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,233,589
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽40,169.29
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,482,121
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽7,319.53
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽39,404.05
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽736,977.80
|
?? |
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽248.76
|
$2.51
FCFA1,539
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽207.50
|
$2.51
FCFA1,539
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽203.49
|
$4.19
FCFA2,566
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,090.62
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽497.53
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽7,614.77
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽3,712.45
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽8,613.69
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽10,686.15
|
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