Bangui vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$226	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	78
😀 Quality of life	6	66
🏙️ Population	889K	6.6M

The cost of living in Bangui is 20% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8546th and 8907th ($518 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in the Central African Republic and India, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 9268th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Chennai

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	Bangui	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$1425

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287