Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bangui is 83.2% more expensive than Kingston.

If you lived in Bangui instead of Kingston, you would:

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pay 45.5% more for restaurants

 
Kingston
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.52
JMD1,198.73
$8.17
FCFA5,144
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.62
JMD1,373.55
$12.25
FCFA7,716
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.41
JMD225.15
$2.04
FCFA1,286

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pay 17.7% more for groceries

 
Kingston
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$3.54
JMD564.63
$2.86
FCFA1,800
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.58
JMD1,048.25
$3.06
FCFA1,929
Milk (1 gallon) $15.26
JMD2,432.35
$17.01
FCFA10,709

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pay 91.9% more for transportation

 
Kingston
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
JMD770.65
$9.28
FCFA5,841
Monthly public transit pass $37.59
JMD5,993.65
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,920.30
JMD6,842,754.28
??

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

 
Kingston
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.89
JMD8,431.88
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $874.50
JMD139,421.09
$1,984.60
FCFA1,249,580
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $425.21
JMD67,790.32
$2,402.03
FCFA1,512,411

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Kingston
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.66
JMD36,294.90
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,105.29
JMD335,644.59
??

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pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kingston
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.13
JMD499.47
$2.86
FCFA1,800
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.28
JMD682.82
$2.45
FCFA1,543
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.77
JMD1,398.52
$4.08
FCFA2,572

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Kingston
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.32
JMD4,195.56
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.59
JMD4,079.01
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$71.01
JMD11,321.35
??

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