Athens vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$1246
🏠 One person rent	$710	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$105
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	7
😀 Quality of life	82	8
🏙️ Population	643K	889K

The cost of living in Athens is 173% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 4155th and 8489th ($1436 vs $526) 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 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.2 months in Bangui. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 611th and 9279th 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	$16.2	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$3018

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

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