Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 47.9% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Rome, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.12
|
$2.04
FCFA1,271
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
pay 75.3% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.64
|
$3.06
FCFA1,906
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$17.01
FCFA10,581
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
$3.59
FCFA2,236
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$4.08
FCFA2,536
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.74
FCFA461
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.74
FCFA461
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.04
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$2.59
FCFA1,614
|
|
pay 29.8% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.78
|
$9.28
FCFA5,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.57
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.26
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
$1,984.60
FCFA1,234,589
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€723.69
|
$2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€482.56
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
?? |
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.30
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€97.04
|
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