Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 4.2 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH227.81
|
$8.26
FCFA4,948
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH207.79
|
$12.38
FCFA7,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.96
|
$2.06
FCFA1,237
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.91
|
$1.65
FCFA990
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.36
|
$2.89
FCFA1,732
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.17
|
$3.10
FCFA1,856
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.67
|
$17.19
FCFA10,302
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.80
|
$3.63
FCFA2,177
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.68
|
$4.12
FCFA2,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.05
|
$0.75
FCFA449
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.43
|
$0.75
FCFA449
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.77
|
$3.00
FCFA1,796
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.02
|
$2.25
FCFA1,347
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.78
|
$1.87
FCFA1,122
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.59
|
$2.62
FCFA1,571
|
|
pay 84.6% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.26
|
$9.37
FCFA5,619
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH417.73
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,108,984.01
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH160.98
|
?? | |
pay 9.9 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.03
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,556.28
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,197,324
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,808.04
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,445,139
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,467.03
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,928.47
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,666.62
|
?? |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.13
|
$2.89
FCFA1,732
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.07
|
$2.48
FCFA1,484
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.31
|
$4.13
FCFA2,474
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH854.94
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH151.93
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,956.05
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,278.98
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,962.88
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,440.36
|
?? |
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