Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 2.1 times more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Riga, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€8.00
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$2.04
FCFA1,286
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.50
|
$3.06
FCFA1,929
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$17.01
FCFA10,709
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$3.59
FCFA2,263
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$4.08
FCFA2,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.74
FCFA467
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.74
FCFA467
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$2.59
FCFA1,633
|
|
pay 37.1% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.50
|
$9.28
FCFA5,841
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,902.09
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.80
|
?? | |
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Riga
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.91
|
$1,984.60
FCFA1,249,580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.97
|
$2,402.03
FCFA1,512,411
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.77
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Riga
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€516.44
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,946.56
|
?? |
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.26
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.17
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.29
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.56
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€42.01
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.68
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.16
|
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