Cost of living comparison

 Bangui, Central African Republic
compared to
 Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki vs. Bangui Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 24.2% more expensive than Bangui.

Restaurants
pay 51.0% more in Helsinki
Groceries
pay 14.7% less in Helsinki
Transportation
pay 19.1% less in Helsinki
Housing
pay 53.9% less in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6 times more in Helsinki

The cost of entertainment and sports and restaurants in Helsinki are more expensive than in Bangui. Expenses including housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Helsinki. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Helsinki.

Helsinki vs. Bangui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsinki instead of Bangui, you would:

pay 51.0% more for restaurants

 
Bangui
Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA5,197
$18.76
€18.19
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,795
$11.79
€11.43
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,299
$3.14
€3.05

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

 
Bangui
Helsinki
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,819
$2.89
€2.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,949
$4.13
€4.01
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA10,820
$5.15
€5.00

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

 
Bangui
Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,902
$7.50
€7.28
Monthly public transit pass ?? $71.38
€69.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $34,296.42
€33,260.36

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pay 53.9% less for housing

 
Bangui
Helsinki
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $22.48
€21.80
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,262,486
$1,111.66
€1,078.07
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,528,032
$870.64
€844.34

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bangui
Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $338.03
€327.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,508.28
€10,190.84

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangui
Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,819
$8.57
€8.32
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,559
$4.76
€4.62
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,598
$11.36
€11.02

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bangui
Helsinki
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $100.00
€96.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $31.76
€30.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $89.57
€86.86

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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