Bangui vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$4661
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2029
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$3225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	6	95
🏙️ Population	889K	3.78M

The cost of living in Bangui is 75% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 8532nd and 1762nd ($513 vs $2027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Germany, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 9267th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Berlin

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	Bangui	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$8133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$5908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$9774

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373