Accra vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1246
🏠 One person rent
$297
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$105
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
7
😀 Quality of life
56
8
🏙️ Population
1.78M
889K

The cost of living in Accra is 56% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 6574th and 8489th ($822 vs $526) 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 0.2 months in Bangui. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 6206th and 9279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$3018

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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