Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 36.7% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 52.2% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,186
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥830
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥203
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥138
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,116
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥856
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥320
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥597
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥518
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥238
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥521
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥354
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥359
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥280
|
?? | |
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥747
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,860
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,507
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥105,255
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥96,577
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
?? |
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥652
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥555
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥712
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,412
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,135
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,254
|
?? |
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