Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 3.3 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Bangui instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 88.0% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
$9.64
FCFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA561
|
$2.23
FCFA1,360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$1.26
FCFA765
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.10
FCFA1,275
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
$15.86
FCFA9,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
$2.85
FCFA1,734
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.56
FCFA2,776
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA416
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
?? | |
pay 73.6% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
$5.70
FCFA3,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 9.7 times more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,226,122
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,473,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
?? |
pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
$4.19
FCFA2,550
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
?? |
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