Accra vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$260	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	7
😀 Quality of life	52	6
🏙️ Population	1.78M	889K

The cost of living in Accra is 42% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8532nd ($729 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Ghana vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 6085th and 9267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Bangui

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	Accra	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$2664

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$588
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$354
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$755
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$632
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$551
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$433
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$647
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$590
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$709
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$649
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$889
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$613
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$651
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1113
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1022
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$882
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$658
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$882
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$677
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$906
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$695
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$937
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$535
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$634
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$904
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$753
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$558
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$881

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