Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.7 times more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$9.64
FCFA5,871
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$2.23
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$2.10
FCFA1,276
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$15.86
FCFA9,662
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$2.85
FCFA1,736
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$4.56
FCFA2,779
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
?? | |
pay 94.1% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$5.70
FCFA3,475
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
?? | |
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,227,311
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,474,578
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
?? |
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$4.19
FCFA2,553
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
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