Bangui vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$225	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1218
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$1503
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	8	82
🏙️ Population	889K	1.69M

The cost of living in Bangui is 62% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 8489th and 4312th ($526 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Hungary, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 9279th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Budapest

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	Bangui	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$13171

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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 Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162