Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 35.4% cheaper than Bangui.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.9% less in Yerevan
- Groceries
-
pay 41.9% less in Yerevan
- Transportation
-
pay 43.0% less in Yerevan
- Housing
-
pay 63.5% less in Yerevan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.8% less in Yerevan
Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yerevan.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA4,713
|
$11.57
AMD4,440.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,070
|
$9.00
AMD3,453.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,178
|
$0.99
AMD381.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA943
|
$0.60
AMD229.07
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,650
|
$0.86
AMD331.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,767
|
$4.04
AMD1,548.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA9,813
|
$6.24
AMD2,394.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,074
|
$2.46
AMD944.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,352
|
$3.37
AMD1,294.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA428
|
$0.56
AMD214.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA428
|
$0.83
AMD316.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,710
|
$0.79
AMD303.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,283
|
$1.01
AMD386.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,069
|
$0.34
AMD128.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,497
|
$0.32
AMD123.23
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,352
|
$5.29
AMD2,030.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.86
AMD4,934.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,864.95
AMD11,841,890.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.27
AMD1,638.13
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.21
AMD8,522.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,144,974
|
$931.30
AMD357,309.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,385,803
|
$625.77
AMD240,086.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$98.60
AMD37,830.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$374.24
AMD143,582.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,037.50
AMD3,467,399.97
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,650
|
$2.06
AMD789.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,414
|
$3.76
AMD1,443.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,357
|
$2.57
AMD986.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$106.02
AMD40,674.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.72
AMD2,960.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$111.12
AMD42,632.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$63.96
AMD24,537.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$139.93
AMD53,685.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.43
AMD45,822.97
|
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