Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 17.7% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Rome, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.56
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
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pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.19
|
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.09
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€725.87
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.12
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
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pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.77
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.20
|
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