Bangui vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2864
🏠 One person rent	$225	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$907
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$1391
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	77
😀 Quality of life	8	81
🏙️ Population	889K	1.72M

The cost of living in Bangui is 53% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 8489th and 4913th ($526 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 9279th and 646th 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	$3.12	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$14350

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749