Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$20.90
€20.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,284
|
$4.67
€4.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$7.08
€6.79
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,927
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,697
|
$7.10
€6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,261
|
$3.56
€3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,564
|
$4.76
€4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$2.07
€1.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.80
€1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,631
|
$1.46
€1.40
|
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pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,835
|
$8.55
€8.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.58
€22.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$46,276.05
€44,368.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.36
€19.52
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Bangui
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$61.09
€58.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,248,142
|
$8,084.96
€7,751.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,510,671
|
$6,430.58
€6,165.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$235.04
€225.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,089.94
€2,003.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$42,736.55
€40,974.65
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$6.62
€6.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$515.79
€494.52
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.86
€12.33
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$174.43
€167.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.29
€72.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$219.18
€210.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$625.91
€600.11
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