Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 40.8% more expensive than San Juan.
If you lived in Bangui instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$12.38
FCFA7,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.65
FCFA996
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$3.10
FCFA1,867
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.93
|
$17.19
FCFA10,367
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.52
|
$3.63
FCFA2,191
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
|
$4.12
FCFA2,485
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.87
FCFA1,129
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$2.62
FCFA1,581
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$9.37
FCFA5,655
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
?? | |
pay 90.5% more for housing
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.54
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,883.33
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,204,878
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$877.00
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,454,256
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$242.45
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$471.43
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
?? |
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
|
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.57
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.75
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.50
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.71
|
?? |
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