Athens vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$616	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	7
😀 Quality of life	78	6
🏙️ Population	643K	889K

The cost of living in Athens is 148% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 4281st and 8532nd ($1272 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 656th and 9267th 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	$15.1	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$2664

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

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