Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bangui is 2.6 times more expensive than Pretoria.

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

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pay 90.3% more for restaurants

 
Pretoria
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.52
ZAR156.07
$8.17
FCFA5,138
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.68
ZAR85.79
$12.25
FCFA7,707
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.01
ZAR18.47
$2.04
FCFA1,284

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
Pretoria
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$1.07
ZAR19.67
$2.86
FCFA1,798
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.70
ZAR67.72
$3.06
FCFA1,927
Milk (1 gallon) $4.91
ZAR90.00
$17.01
FCFA10,697

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pay 83.5% more for transportation

 
Pretoria
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.05
ZAR92.59
$9.28
FCFA5,835
Monthly public transit pass $65.32
ZAR1,196.54
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
??

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

 
Pretoria
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.13
ZAR716.82
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $416.34
ZAR7,626.66
$1,984.60
FCFA1,248,142
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $379.25
ZAR6,947.15
$2,402.03
FCFA1,510,671

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Pretoria
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $216.65
ZAR3,968.66
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
??

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pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Pretoria
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
ZAR43.70
$2.86
FCFA1,798
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
ZAR36.56
$2.45
FCFA1,541
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.95
ZAR54.10
$4.08
FCFA2,569

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Pretoria
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.09
ZAR899.18
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.65
ZAR634.69
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
??

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