Bangkok vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1246
🏠 One person rent	$465	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$88.4
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	7
😀 Quality of life	73	12
🏙️ Population	5.68M	889K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 97% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 5467th and 8582nd ($1027 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Bangui. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 2647th and 9253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Bangui

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	Bangkok	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1430
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$6.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$90.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$3440

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$816
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$492
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$494
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$851
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$857
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$504
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$506
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$668
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$608
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$584
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$543
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$961
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$631
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$750
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$540
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$687
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1254
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$834
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1239
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$876
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$581
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$602
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$641
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$750
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$932
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$543
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$505
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1344
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$507
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$503
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$535
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$544
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$919
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$745
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$521
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$544
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$386
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859