Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bangui instead of Sana'a, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Sana'a
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
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|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Sana'a
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Sana'a
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Sana'a
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sana'a
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Sana'a
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Sana'a
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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