Bangui vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$221	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$369
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$98.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$499
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	22
😀 Quality of life	6	25
🏙️ Population	889K	800K

The cost of living in Bangui is 1% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 8532nd and 8593rd ($513 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Central African Republic and Malawi, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 9267th and 8566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Blantyre

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	Bangui	Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$81.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$10525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$2.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$591

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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 Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486