Cost of living comparison

 P'yongyang, North Korea
compared to
 Bangui, Central African Republic
Bangui vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Bangui is 7.7 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 23.8% more in Bangui
Groceries
pay 2.6 times more in Bangui
Housing
pay 25.6 times more in Bangui
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.4% more in Bangui

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Bangui are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bangui.

Bangui vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangui instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 23.8% more for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $8.17
FCFA4,640
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $12.25
FCFA6,960
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$2.04
FCFA1,160

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$2.86
FCFA1,624
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.06
FCFA1,740
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$17.01
FCFA9,660

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $9.28
FCFA5,269
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 25.6 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? ??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$1,984.60
FCFA1,127,159
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$2,402.03
FCFA1,364,241

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$2.86
FCFA1,624
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$2.45
FCFA1,392
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.08
FCFA2,320

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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