Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 1.0% more expensive than San Juan.
If you lived in Bangui instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.64
FCFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$2.23
FCFA1,360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
|
$1.26
FCFA765
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
|
$2.10
FCFA1,275
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
|
$15.86
FCFA9,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.69
|
$2.85
FCFA1,734
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
|
$4.56
FCFA2,776
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
?? | |
pay 26.6% more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$5.70
FCFA3,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
|
?? | |
pay 40.8% more for housing
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.44
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,053.12
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,226,122
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,320.00
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,473,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.67
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$523.81
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,900.00
|
?? |
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.19
FCFA2,550
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.43
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.17
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.38
|
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