Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.2 times more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€7.01
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.85
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.68
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.25
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 3.5% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.86
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.57
|
?? | |
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.42
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€414.25
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€304.95
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€81.22
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€175.36
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,467.26
|
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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.06
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.61
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.23
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.16
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€75.07
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.88
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€79.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€95.13
|
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