Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 66.5% more expensive than Bangui.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$39.92
CHF35.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,271
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,906
|
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,581
|
$10.32
CHF9.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,236
|
$9.92
CHF8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,536
|
$10.35
CHF9.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$1.55
CHF1.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$1.72
CHF1.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$1.81
CHF1.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,614
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,771
|
$8.35
CHF7.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$85.54
CHF75.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,446.74
CHF28,810.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$47.44
CHF42.13
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$68.05
CHF60.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,234,589
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,130.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,080.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$154.81
CHF137.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$285.13
CHF253.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,257.24
CHF7,331.92
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$6.84
CHF6.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$6.01
CHF5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$11.41
CHF10.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.16
CHF67.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$119.75
CHF106.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.47
CHF43.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$163.47
CHF145.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$209.09
CHF185.66
|
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