Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 39.5% more expensive than The Valley.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.4% less in Bangui
- Groceries
-
pay 28.9% more in Bangui
- Transportation
-
pay 42.7% more in Bangui
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Bangui
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.8% less in Bangui
The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Bangui are more expensive than in The Valley. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Bangui. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bangui.
If you lived in Bangui instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$8.17
FCFA4,927
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$12.25
FCFA7,391
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$2.04
FCFA1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.63
FCFA985
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$2.86
FCFA1,725
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$3.06
FCFA1,848
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$17.01
FCFA10,259
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.59
FCFA2,168
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$4.08
FCFA2,459
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
FCFA447
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.74
FCFA447
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.96
FCFA1,788
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.22
FCFA1,341
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
FCFA1,118
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.59
FCFA1,565
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$9.28
FCFA5,596
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
The Valley
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,197,014
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$2,402.03
FCFA1,448,788
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
?? |
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.86
FCFA1,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$2.45
FCFA1,478
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.08
FCFA2,464
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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