Bangui vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$6807
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$3056
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$4901
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	6	96
🏙️ Population	889K	2.75M

The cost of living in Bangui is 81% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8546th and 483rd ($518 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 425th 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 Chicago. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 9268th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bangui	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$7.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$19423

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357