Cost of living comparison

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Bangui vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Bangui is 8.7% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants
pay 37.2% less in Bangui
Groceries
pay 31.4% more in Bangui
Transportation
pay 21.2% more in Bangui
Housing
pay 86.2% more in Bangui
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.2% less in Bangui

The cost of housing, groceries, and transportation in Bangui are more expensive than in Paris. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Bangui. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bangui.

Bangui vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangui instead of Paris, you would:

pay 37.2% less for restaurants

 
Paris
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.57
$8.17
FCFA5,189
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.86
€12.45
$12.25
FCFA7,783
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.09
€3.96
$2.04
FCFA1,297

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pay 31.4% more for groceries

 
Paris
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$2.01
€1.94
$2.86
FCFA1,816
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.23
€10.87
$3.06
FCFA1,946
Milk (1 gallon) $5.41
€5.23
$17.01
FCFA10,803

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

 
Paris
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.65
€7.41
$9.28
FCFA5,892
Monthly public transit pass $92.60
€89.66
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,688.77
€31,650.64
??

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pay 86.2% more for housing

 
Paris
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.65
€32.58
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,367.25
€1,323.83
$1,984.60
FCFA1,260,469
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,057.37
€1,023.79
$2,402.03
FCFA1,525,590

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Paris
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $756.26
€732.25
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,942.48
€15,436.18
??

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pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Paris
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€7.26
$2.86
FCFA1,816
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.31
€4.18
$2.45
FCFA1,557
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.40
€12.97
$4.08
FCFA2,594

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Paris
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$103.81
€100.51
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.57
€45.09
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$111.54
€108.00
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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