Bangui vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2759
🏠 One person rent	$221	$622
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1090
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$980
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	51
😀 Quality of life	6	71
🏙️ Population	889K	1.2M

The cost of living in Bangui is 56% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4605th ($513 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Serbia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.8 months in Belgrade. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 9267th and 2157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Belgrade

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	Bangui	Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$4299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$9.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$7674

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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

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750