Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bangui is 39.5% more expensive than The Valley.

If you lived in Bangui instead of The Valley, you would:

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

 
The Valley
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
EC$54.05
$8.17
FCFA5,082
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
EC$27.03
$12.25
FCFA7,623
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.50
EC$9.46
$2.04
FCFA1,271

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pay 28.9% more for groceries

 
The Valley
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$3.50
EC$9.47
$2.86
FCFA1,779
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.02
EC$29.79
$3.06
FCFA1,906
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
EC$17.84
$17.01
FCFA10,581

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pay 42.7% more for transportation

 
The Valley
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.50
EC$17.57
$9.28
FCFA5,771
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
??

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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
FCFA1,234,589
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $800.00
EC$2,162.04
$2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267

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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
??

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pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
The Valley
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
EC$10.81
$2.86
FCFA1,779
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
EC$13.51
$2.45
FCFA1,525
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.08
FCFA2,541

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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
?? ??

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