Bangui vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$207
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$864
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
7
78
😀 Quality of life
9
68
🏙️ Population
889K
10.3M

The cost of living in Bangui is 13% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8577th and 8842nd ($489 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 0.7 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 9277th and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$3.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$1681

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$770
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$462
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$462
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$825
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$804
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$469
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$548
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$467
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$567
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$633
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$616
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$510
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$860
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$264
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$761
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$501
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$436
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1300
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$860
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1242
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$808
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$314
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$561
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1001
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$587
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$683
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$511
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$469
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$990
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$476
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$468
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$241
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$509
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$1034
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$697
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$484
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$510
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$237
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325