Bangui vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$221	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	77
😀 Quality of life	6	79
🏙️ Population	889K	1.72M

The cost of living in Bangui is 48% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5565th ($513 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Central African Republic and Romania, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 9267th and 645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Bucharest

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	Bangui	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$9.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$5.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$7.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$11573

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758