Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 3.4 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽722.53
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.08
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.24
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽410.80
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽324.46
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽166.95
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.45
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.15
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.80
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.16
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.74
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.61
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽221.51
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽318.01
|
?? | |
pay 8.9 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
?? |
pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽144.96
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽161.66
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽379.03
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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