Abidjan vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1246
🏠 One person rent
$548
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
33
7
😀 Quality of life
43
8
🏙️ Population
5.62M
889K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 133% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 4654th and 8489th ($1224 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Bangui. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 7383rd and 9279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$3018

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1057
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1057
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1083
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1066
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1082
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$631
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1123
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$532
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$668
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$822
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$630
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$600
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1099
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$417
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$652
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$684
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$835
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1003
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$699
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$703
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$846
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$514
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$598
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$705
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$502
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$793
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$712
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$743
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$536
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1010
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$877
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$508

Cities near Bangui

Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$808
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$494
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$496
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$836
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$858
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$506
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$571
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$505
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$671
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$621
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$596
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$536
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$957
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$644
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$793
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$543
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$698
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1363
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$849
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1241
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$879
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$618
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$595
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1148
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$665
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$755
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$928
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$538
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1413
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$508
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$505
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$555
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$536
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$960
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$708
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$520
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$536
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$397
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864