Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 54.3% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.73
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.51
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.95
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł17.03
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.49
|
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.46
|
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.68
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł3.00
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.43
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
?? | |
pay 11.4% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł25.04
|
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.75
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.18
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
?? |
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.20
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.76
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.46
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.29
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł382.03
|
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