Athens vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$1214
🏠 One person rent	$633	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	7
😀 Quality of life	78	9
🏙️ Population	664K	889K

The cost of living in Athens is 163% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 4210th and 8577th ($1287 vs $489) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Greece vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Bangui. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 560th and 9277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Bangui

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	Athens	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$74.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$2658

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$770
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$462
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$462
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$825
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$804
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$469
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$467
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$567
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$616
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$510
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$860
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$264
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$761
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$501
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$436
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1300
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$860
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1242
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$808
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$314
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$561
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$587
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$683
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$511
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$469
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$990
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$476
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$468
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$241
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$509
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$1034
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$697
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$484
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$510
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$237
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805