Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 54.8% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$7.22
UAH299.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$6.02
UAH249.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,286
|
$0.62
UAH25.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$0.40
UAH16.72
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$0.76
UAH31.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,929
|
$4.34
UAH179.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,709
|
$4.03
UAH166.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,263
|
$1.57
UAH64.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,567
|
$1.92
UAH79.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$0.34
UAH13.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$0.70
UAH29.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$0.72
UAH29.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$0.91
UAH37.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
$0.29
UAH11.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,633
|
$0.31
UAH12.80
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,841
|
$5.14
UAH213.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.39
UAH388.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,545.46
UAH1,264,620.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.48
UAH185.43
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$5.76
UAH238.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,249,580
|
$582.58
UAH24,119.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,512,411
|
$351.09
UAH14,535.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$74.50
UAH3,084.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$373.81
UAH15,476.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,372.61
UAH305,235.30
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$1.20
UAH49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$1.45
UAH60.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
$2.38
UAH98.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.96
UAH1,074.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.82
UAH199.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.82
UAH2,766.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.62
UAH1,557.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.04
UAH3,769.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.26
UAH3,736.81
|
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