Bangui vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangui	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$4313
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	66
😀 Quality of life	13	97
🏙️ Population	889K	2.71M

The cost of living in Bangui is 78% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8641st and 1241st ($506 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the Central African Republic and Australia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 9225th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bangui	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.85%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.94	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.8	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3817	$13265

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$801
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$478
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$477
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$833
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$843
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$490
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$489
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$666
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$601
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$576
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$946
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$567
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$759
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$524
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$699
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1156
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$821
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1209
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$860
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$514
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$590
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$627
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$738
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$533
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$490
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1272
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$494
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$490
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$476
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$938
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$743
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$505
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$533
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$373
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913