Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 28.7% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,284
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,927
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,697
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,261
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,564
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,631
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,835
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 76.4% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,248,142
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,510,671
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
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