Bangui vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$6677
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2375
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$829
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$6312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	80
😀 Quality of life	6	94
🏙️ Population	889K	135K

The cost of living in Bangui is 78% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 8532nd and 987th ($513 vs $2381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in the Central African Republic and Switzerland, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 2.7 months in Bern. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Bern ranked 8th in Switzerland, while ranked 9267th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Bern

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	Bangui	Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	2.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$13401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$11590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$89.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$6.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$24.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$29.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$42.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$2981
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$27477

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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 Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3234
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861