Bangui vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$225	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$321
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	78
😀 Quality of life	8	65
🏙️ Population	889K	6.6M

The cost of living in Bangui is 20% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8489th and 8898th ($526 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 9279th and 5272nd 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	$3.12	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$1729

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286