Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 9.1% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$11.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,271
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$4.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,906
|
$9.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,581
|
$8.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,236
|
$5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,536
|
$4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$3.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$2.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,614
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,771
|
$4.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 29.6% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,234,589
|
$1,666.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267
|
$1,366.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,320.00
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$130.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$140.00
|
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