Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 3.0 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,622
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,477
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,359
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭219,905
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,259
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,890
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,992
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,655
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
?? | |
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,161
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
?? | |
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
?? |
pay 82.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,934
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,467
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
?? |
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