Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bangui is 44.7% more expensive than Valletta.

If you lived in Bangui instead of Valletta, you would:

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pay 17.5% less for restaurants

 
Valletta
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.31
$8.17
FCFA5,103
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.21
$12.25
FCFA7,654
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
€2.44
$2.04
FCFA1,276

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pay 76.0% more for groceries

 
Valletta
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
€1.33
$2.86
FCFA1,786
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
€4.59
$3.06
FCFA1,914
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
€4.40
$17.01
FCFA10,624

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pay 70.7% more for transportation

 
Valletta
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.44
€5.18
$9.28
FCFA5,795
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,186.43
€23,982.52
??

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Valletta
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.37
€28.92
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,093.20
€1,040.94
$1,984.60
FCFA1,239,585
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $955.66
€909.98
$2,402.03
FCFA1,500,314

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Valletta
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $660.21
€628.65
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,574.10
€8,164.26
??

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Valletta
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€4.08
$2.86
FCFA1,786
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
€2.38
$2.45
FCFA1,531
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
€5.66
$4.08
FCFA2,551

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Valletta
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.77
€87.38
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.73
€34.02
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€89.30
??

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