Athens vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$675	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$393
😷 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 164% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 4177th and 8546th ($1366 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.8 months in Bangui. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 658th and 9268th 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	$15.3	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$76.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$2844

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

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