Bangui vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$221	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	6	79
🏙️ Population	889K	1.69M

The cost of living in Bangui is 54% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4777th ($513 vs $1109) 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 0.8 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 9267th and 618th 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	$2.99	$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$11151

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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 Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039