Bangui vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2266
🏠 One person rent	$221	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$700
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$501
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	28
😀 Quality of life	6	56
🏙️ Population	889K	2.82M

The cost of living in Bangui is 33% less expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6598th ($513 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the Central African Republic and Brazil, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Brasilia. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 9267th and 5716th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Brasilia

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	Bangui	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$6.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1378
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$56.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$14627

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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 Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590