Cost of living comparison

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Bangui vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Bangui is 61.1% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 86.3% more in Bangui
Groceries: pay 38.5% more in Bangui
Transportation: pay 60.7% more in Bangui
Housing: pay 27.4% more in Bangui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.5% more in Bangui

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in Bangui are more expensive than in Saint John's. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bangui.

Bangui vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangui instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 86.3% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+86.3%
Average			+86.3%

Saint John's vs. Bangui - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.5% more for groceries

	Saint John's	Bangui
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$20.22 FCFA11,438	+140.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$4.04 FCFA2,284	+9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.23 FCFA1,827	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.42 FCFA1,371	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$2.02 FCFA1,142	+55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+118.3%
Average			+38.5%

Saint John's vs. Bangui - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.7% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$10.11 FCFA5,719	+60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	??
Average			+60.7%

Saint John's vs. Bangui - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.4% more for housing

	Saint John's	Bangui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	??
Average			+27.4%

Saint John's vs. Bangui - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint John's	Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	??

Saint John's vs. Bangui - Cost of childcare

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pay 92.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.56 FCFA2,014	+92.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.45 FCFA2,518
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	??
Average			+92.5%

Saint John's vs. Bangui - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint John's	Bangui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Saint John's vs. Bangui - Cost of clothing

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