Abidjan vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$551	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$393
😷 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 125% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 4695th and 8546th ($1164 vs $518) 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 7254th and 9268th 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	$3.43	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$76.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$2844

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801