Bangui vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2838
🏠 One person rent	$221	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$797
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$2181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	72
😀 Quality of life	6	89
🏙️ Population	889K	3.45M

The cost of living in Bangui is 52% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5092nd ($513 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in the Central African Republic and South Korea, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 2.1 months in Busan. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 9267th and 201st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Busan

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	Bangui	Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$13395

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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 Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970