Abidjan vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$439	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	34	7
😀 Quality of life	37	6
🏙️ Population	4.98M	889K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 99% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 5348th and 8532nd ($1022 vs $513) 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 0.8 months in Bangui. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 7322nd and 9267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Bangui

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	Abidjan	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$2664

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812