Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 17.8% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,286
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,929
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,709
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,263
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,567
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,633
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,841
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,249,580
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,512,411
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$124.89
₩175,410
|
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