Antananarivo vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antananarivo	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$205	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$516	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$393
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	7
😀 Quality of life	36	6
🏙️ Population	1.28M	889K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 0.2% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 8538th and 8546th ($519 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Madagascar vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 7340th and 9268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Bangui

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	Antananarivo	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.36	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.4	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$490	$853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.38	$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.3	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$76.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11512	$2844

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$348
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$457
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$403
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1093
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1481
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1441
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1394
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1091
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1190
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1500
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$767
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$826
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$701
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$804
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$670
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$500
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$498
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$591
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$516
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$953
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$834
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$662
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$582

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