Baku vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$316	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	7
😀 Quality of life	60	6
🏙️ Population	2.3M	889K

The cost of living in Baku is 49% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 6590th and 8532nd ($766 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 5270th and 9267th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Baku vs Bangui infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/baku/bangui.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Baku vs Bangui infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/baku/bangui" target="_blank">Baku vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Baku vs Bangui

Prices for goods and services in Baku and Bangui are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Baku	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$2664

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

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