Bangalore vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$219	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	7
😀 Quality of life	68	6
🏙️ Population	12.3M	889K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 4% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 8398th and 8532nd ($533 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check India vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 3159th and 9267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Bangui

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	Bangalore	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$2664

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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