Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 20.3% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
$9.90
PLN40.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,654
|
$8.66
PLN35.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,276
|
$1.79
PLN7.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,021
|
$1.79
PLN7.27
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,786
|
$1.09
PLN4.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,914
|
$4.36
PLN17.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,624
|
$3.80
PLN15.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,245
|
$3.02
PLN12.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,546
|
$2.54
PLN10.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA463
|
$0.45
PLN1.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA463
|
$0.75
PLN3.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,852
|
$0.82
PLN3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,389
|
$1.39
PLN5.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,157
|
$0.41
PLN1.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,620
|
$0.47
PLN1.90
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,795
|
$6.20
PLN25.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.22
PLN110.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,732.76
PLN124,794.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.92
PLN32.15
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.20
PLN69.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,239,585
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,345.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,500,314
|
$832.44
PLN3,380.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$224.46
PLN911.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$507.82
PLN2,062.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,579.90
PLN51,082.23
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,786
|
$3.71
PLN15.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,531
|
$3.66
PLN14.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,551
|
$4.76
PLN19.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.25
PLN171.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.66
PLN35.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.45
PLN363.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.56
PLN168.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.32
PLN358.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.18
PLN414.90
|
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