Cost of living comparison
Paris is 37.6% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Paris instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 70.8% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,284
|
$4.09
€3.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,927
|
$11.23
€10.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,697
|
$5.41
€5.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,261
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,564
|
$6.32
€6.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,631
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
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pay 17.5% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,835
|
$7.65
€7.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.60
€88.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.84
€23.82
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.65
€32.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,248,142
|
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,510,671
|
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$188.37
€180.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$756.26
€725.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$4.31
€4.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.48
€34.98
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.93
€13.36
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$103.81
€99.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.57
€44.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$111.54
€106.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$148.98
€142.83
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