Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 16.3% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Bangui instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
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pay 42.7% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
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pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
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