Bangui vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2522
🏠 One person rent	$221	$582
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	56
😀 Quality of life	6	58
🏙️ Population	889K	3.78M

The cost of living in Bangui is 52% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5016th ($513 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Central African Republic and South Africa, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 9267th and 5491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Cape Town

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	Bangui	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$435
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	11.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$4806

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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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740