Bangui vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangui	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$88.4	$3706
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	12	95
🏙️ Population	889K	3.78M

The cost of living in Bangui is 77% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 8582nd and 1275th ($522 vs $2302) 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 0.2 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 7th in Germany, while ranked 9253rd and 35th 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	$3.23	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1430	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.46	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.39	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.61	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.7	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3440	$10963

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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

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474