Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.6 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Bangui
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5 times more in Bangui
- Transportation
-
pay 90.1% more in Bangui
- Housing
-
pay 4.4 times more in Bangui
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Bangui
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Bangui are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bangui.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB778.02
|
$8.17
FCFA4,718
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB808.54
|
$12.25
FCFA7,077
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB101.79
|
$2.04
FCFA1,180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.11
|
$1.63
FCFA944
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB155.81
|
$2.86
FCFA1,651
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB629.35
|
$3.06
FCFA1,769
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB788.22
|
$17.01
FCFA9,823
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB343.52
|
$3.59
FCFA2,076
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB732.15
|
$4.08
FCFA2,354
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB428.09
|
$0.74
FCFA428
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB65.66
|
$0.74
FCFA428
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB139.82
|
$2.96
FCFA1,712
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.12
|
$2.22
FCFA1,284
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.36
|
$1.85
FCFA1,070
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB102.98
|
$2.59
FCFA1,498
|
|
pay 90.1% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB632.76
|
$9.28
FCFA5,358
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,296.71
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,241,769.58
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB475.24
|
?? | |
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,195.32
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB83,650.62
|
$1,984.60
FCFA1,146,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB54,817.32
|
$2,402.03
FCFA1,387,242
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,187.87
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,564.70
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,694,708.55
|
?? |
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB129.67
|
$2.86
FCFA1,651
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB149.08
|
$2.45
FCFA1,415
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB518.68
|
$4.08
FCFA2,359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,747.52
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB868.79
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,267.42
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,746.92
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,113.72
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,472.54
|
?? |
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