Bangui vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	68
😀 Quality of life	6	88
🏙️ Population	889K	875K

The cost of living in Bangui is 80% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 8532nd and 761st ($513 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 705th in the Central African Republic and the United States, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 9267th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Charlotte

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	Bangui	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$25956

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888