Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 57.6% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Spain, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
Spain
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
?? | |
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Spain
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Spain
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Spain
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
?? |
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Spain
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
?? |
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