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:

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pay 23.8% more for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$8.17 FCFA4,722
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$12.25 FCFA7,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$2.04 FCFA1,181	-4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$1.63 FCFA944	+52.4%
Average			+23.8%

P'yongyang vs. Bangui - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Bangui
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$2.86 FCFA1,653	+29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.06 FCFA1,771
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$17.01 FCFA9,832	+400.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$3.59 FCFA2,078	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.08 FCFA2,356
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.74 FCFA428
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.74 FCFA428
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.96 FCFA1,714
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.22 FCFA1,285
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.85 FCFA1,071
Onions (1 lb)	??	$2.59 FCFA1,499
Average			+157.7%

P'yongyang vs. Bangui - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$9.28 FCFA5,363
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

P'yongyang vs. Bangui - Cost of transportation

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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 FCFA1,147,209	+2214.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$2,402.03 FCFA1,388,508	+2701.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			+2458.1%

P'yongyang vs. Bangui - Cost of housing

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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	??	??

P'yongyang vs. Bangui - Cost of childcare

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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 FCFA1,653	-77.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$2.45 FCFA1,417	+128.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.08 FCFA2,361
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			+25.4%

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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	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

P'yongyang vs. Bangui - Cost of clothing

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