Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 5.5% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$20.66
GIP16.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,286
|
$2.15
GIP1.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$1.94
GIP1.55
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$1.78
GIP1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,929
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,709
|
$8.40
GIP6.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,263
|
$3.80
GIP3.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,567
|
$3.99
GIP3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$1.61
GIP1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,633
|
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,841
|
$5.96
GIP4.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.33
GIP6.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,804.11
GIP25,381.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.57
GIP20.41
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$54.78
GIP43.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,249,580
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,345.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,512,411
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,252.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$87.28
GIP69.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$825.15
GIP658.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,498.45
GIP12,368.58
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$5.17
GIP4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.95
GIP61.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$128.35
GIP102.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.78
GIP34.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$130.95
GIP104.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.10
GIP68.71
|
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