Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 85.1% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
$12.38
FCFA7,536
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
|
pay 98.3% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.72
|
$3.10
FCFA1,884
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.96
|
$17.19
FCFA10,459
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
$3.63
FCFA2,210
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$4.12
FCFA2,507
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.75
FCFA456
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.75
FCFA456
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$1.87
FCFA1,139
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$2.62
FCFA1,595
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$9.37
FCFA5,705
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.55
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Nicosia
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€637.14
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,215,580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€524.62
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,467,173
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€372.76
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
?? |
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.45
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.79
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€89.59
|
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