Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 71.5% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Apia, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.04
FCFA1,271
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Apia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.06
FCFA1,906
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$17.01
FCFA10,581
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.59
FCFA2,236
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.08
FCFA2,536
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.59
FCFA1,614
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Apia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$9.28
FCFA5,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Apia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,234,589
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Apia
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
?? |
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