Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 21.3% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,586
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr356
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr478
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,011
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr828
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr793
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,136
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr220
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr311
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
?? | |
pay 42.4% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,250
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,212
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,220,368
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,137
|
?? | |
pay 50.2% more for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,999
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr226,681
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr193,876
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,740
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,688
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr851,295
|
?? |
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,331
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr636
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,458
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,919
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,199
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,101
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,355
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,644
|
?? |
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