Bangui vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2628
🏠 One person rent	$226	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1117
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$1545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	55
😀 Quality of life	6	59
🏙️ Population	889K	3.78M

The cost of living in Bangui is 54% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8546th and 4849th ($518 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 9268th and 5407th 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	$2.91	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$4270

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790