Bangalore vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$1224
🏠 One person rent	$216	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$352
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	7
😀 Quality of life	63	13
🏙️ Population	12.3M	889K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 0.3% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 8636th and 8641st ($507 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 0.2 months in Bangui. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 5497th and 9225th 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	$2.64	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	12.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$1417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$13.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$3817

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$303
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$339
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$320
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$332
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$283
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$232
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$302
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$274
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$331
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$330
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$306
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$348
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$339
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$313
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$318
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$264
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$322
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$294
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$259
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$312
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$315
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$250
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$409
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$290
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$379
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$325
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$359
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$508
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$265
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$335
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$317
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$342
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$372
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$317
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$333
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$268
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$801
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$478
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$477
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$833
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$843
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$490
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$489
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$666
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$601
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$576
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$946
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$567
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$759
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$524
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$699
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1156
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$821
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1209
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$860
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$514
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$590
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$627
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$738
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$533
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$490
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1272
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$494
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$490
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$476
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$938
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$743
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$505
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$533
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$373
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846