Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 40.8% cheaper than Bangui.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.1% less in Beirut
- Groceries
-
pay 40.2% less in Beirut
- Transportation
-
pay 62.4% less in Beirut
- Housing
-
pay 73.9% less in Beirut
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.6% less in Beirut
Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Beirut.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA4,712
|
$10.00
LBP895,577
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,068
|
$7.64
LBP684,131
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,178
|
$1.59
LBP142,333
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA942
|
$1.13
LBP101,200
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,649
|
$0.91
LBP81,901
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,767
|
$5.48
LBP490,328
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA9,811
|
$6.19
LBP554,155
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,073
|
$2.72
LBP243,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,351
|
$3.84
LBP343,533
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA427
|
$0.69
LBP61,948
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA427
|
$0.56
LBP49,753
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,710
|
$0.41
LBP36,773
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,282
|
$0.47
LBP41,774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,069
|
$0.39
LBP35,071
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,496
|
$0.44
LBP39,279
|
|
pay 62.4% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,351
|
$3.49
LBP312,618
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
LBP6,716,825
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,000.00
LBP2,686,730,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.75
LBP1,141,860
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.88
LBP2,854,651
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,144,711
|
$738.24
LBP66,114,631
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,385,484
|
$359.38
LBP32,184,787
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$161.18
LBP14,435,174
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$283.33
LBP25,374,672
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,111.11
LBP368,181,520
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,649
|
$3.00
LBP268,673
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,414
|
$2.80
LBP250,761
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,356
|
$2.00
LBP179,115
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.33
LBP5,313,755
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP626,904
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.12
LBP6,996,693
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.86
LBP5,181,551
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.12
LBP9,235,634
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$110.71
LBP9,915,313
|
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