Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 27.3% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
$10.24
TTD69.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,654
|
$7.31
TTD49.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,276
|
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,021
|
$0.81
TTD5.51
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,786
|
$2.57
TTD17.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,914
|
$3.93
TTD26.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,624
|
$9.37
TTD63.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,245
|
$4.45
TTD30.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,546
|
$4.26
TTD28.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA463
|
$2.23
TTD15.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA463
|
$1.11
TTD7.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,852
|
$1.86
TTD12.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,389
|
$2.21
TTD14.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,157
|
$0.62
TTD4.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,620
|
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,795
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$96.55
TTD654.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,646.13
TTD227,989.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.97
TTD74.34
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$57.56
TTD390.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,239,585
|
$638.18
TTD4,324.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,500,314
|
$426.67
TTD2,891.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.54
TTD362.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$229.42
TTD1,554.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,719.60
TTD31,980.55
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,786
|
$1.76
TTD11.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,531
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,551
|
$5.85
TTD39.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.74
TTD343.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.78
TTD59.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.89
TTD378.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.64
TTD275.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.84
TTD710.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.85
TTD730.83
|
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