Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.3 times more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.90
|
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.41
|
$12.25
FCFA7,654
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$2.04
FCFA1,276
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.63
FCFA1,021
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.70
|
$2.86
FCFA1,786
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.87
|
$3.06
FCFA1,914
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.08
|
$17.01
FCFA10,624
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
$3.59
FCFA2,245
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.99
|
$4.08
FCFA2,546
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$0.74
FCFA463
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
$0.74
FCFA463
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$2.96
FCFA1,852
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
$2.22
FCFA1,389
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$1.85
FCFA1,157
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$2.59
FCFA1,620
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
$9.28
FCFA5,795
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.60
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,732.91
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.76
|
?? | |
pay 81.7% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR320.05
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,713.73
|
$1,984.60
FCFA1,239,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,689.25
|
$2,402.03
FCFA1,500,314
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR276.03
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,903.81
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,882.28
|
?? |
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
$2.86
FCFA1,786
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.13
|
$2.45
FCFA1,531
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.92
|
$4.08
FCFA2,551
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR429.31
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.85
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR222.41
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR201.29
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR352.71
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR345.64
|
?? |
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