Bangui vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$221	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$625
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	51
😀 Quality of life	6	57
🏙️ Population	889K	639K

The cost of living in Bangui is 43% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6080th ($513 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Moldova, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 9267th and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Chisinau

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	Bangui	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$6466

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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 Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867