Today we look at moving to Bangui in Central African Republic from Bujumbura in Burundi. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Bujumbura people speak Kirundi (official), French (official) and Swahili. In Bangui people speak French and Sangho (lingua franca).
Bujumbura is the capital city and main port of Burundi. Bangui is the capital of and the largest city in the Central African Republic. Bujumbura's port ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton, skins, and tin ore. Bangui serves as an administrative, trade, and commercial center.
The overall cost of living rank in Bujumbura is 269 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Bujumbura to Bangui which has an overall cost of living rank of 54, which equates it with high cost of living locations, will experience a change in cost of living of 52.1%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Bangui is ranked as an extreme hardship location with a hardship index of 40% compared to Bujumbura with a hardship index of 40% which is an extreme hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Central African Republic, Bangui Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Central African Republic.
Location: The Central African Republic is in Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Country Climate: Tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers.
Country Terrain: Vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest.
Major Languages: French, Sangho (lingua franca).
Major Religions: Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs.
Country Population: 4.4 million (2008 est.) 4.5 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of the CAR is dominated by the cultivation and sale of food crops such as cassava, peanuts, maize, sorghum, millet, sesame, plantain and sara.
Currency: CFA Franc (XAF).
Country Inflation: 9.3% (2008 est.) 4.6% (2009 est.).
City: Bangui is the capital of and the largest city in the Central African Republic.
City Economy: Bangui serves as an administrative, trade, and commercial center.
Cost of Living: Bangui has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Bangui is currently ranked 11 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: The Central African Republic is in Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Country Climate: Tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers.
Country Terrain: Vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest.
Major Languages: French, Sangho (lingua franca).
Major Religions: Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs.
Country Population: 4.4 million (2008 est.) 4.5 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of the CAR is dominated by the cultivation and sale of food crops such as cassava, peanuts, maize, sorghum, millet, sesame, plantain and sara.
Currency: CFA Franc (XAF).
Country Inflation: 9.3% (2008 est.) 4.6% (2009 est.).
City: Bangui is the capital of and the largest city in the Central African Republic.
City Economy: Bangui serves as an administrative, trade, and commercial center.
Cost of Living: Bangui has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Bangui is currently ranked 11 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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