Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 3.6 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.85
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.91
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$2.04
FCFA1,286
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.01
|
$3.06
FCFA1,929
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$17.01
FCFA10,709
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.21
|
$3.59
FCFA2,263
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
$4.08
FCFA2,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$0.74
FCFA467
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.74
FCFA467
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$2.59
FCFA1,633
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.16
|
$9.28
FCFA5,841
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.79
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,205.44
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.20
|
?? | |
pay 6.1 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.13
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,535.36
|
$1,984.60
FCFA1,249,580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN979.98
|
$2,402.03
FCFA1,512,411
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.46
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN986.59
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,579.06
|
?? |
pay 89.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.69
|
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.97
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.72
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.92
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN204.94
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.24
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN348.43
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN320.36
|
?? |
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