Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 39.1% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 76.3% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$21.44
€20.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,286
|
$3.23
€3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$2.79
€2.68
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,929
|
$6.58
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,709
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,263
|
$4.81
€4.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,567
|
$6.45
€6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$1.81
€1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,633
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
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pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,841
|
$8.09
€7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$87.51
€84.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,207.42
€33,794.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.86
€23.87
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$47.53
€45.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,249,580
|
$2,189.86
€2,101.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,512,411
|
$1,816.26
€1,743.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$206.94
€198.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,377.37
€2,281.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,444.53
€13,864.97
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$4.20
€4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.86
€63.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.00
€14.40
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$92.54
€88.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.12
€35.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$106.57
€102.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.59
€109.99
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