Cost of living comparison
Apia is 37.0% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Apia instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,284
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 67.9% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,927
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,697
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,261
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,564
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,631
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,835
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Bangui
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,248,142
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,510,671
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
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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