Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 32.6% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,284
|
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,927
|
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,697
|
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,261
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,564
|
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,631
|
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,835
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
|
pay 88.8% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,248,142
|
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,510,671
|
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
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