Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 6.2% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,000
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,499
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,250
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,000
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,750
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,875
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,409
|
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,200
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,495
|
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA454
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA454
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,814
|
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,361
|
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,134
|
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,587
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,678
|
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,214,547
|
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,470,010
|
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,750
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,500
|
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,500
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.00
BBD230.00
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