Bangui vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2238
🏠 One person rent	$225	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$346
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	51
😀 Quality of life	8	59
🏙️ Population	889K	639K

The cost of living in Bangui is 44% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8489th and 5968th ($526 vs $947) 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 9279th and 6039th 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	$3.12	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$7015

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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 Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$921
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$670
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$546
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$901
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1164
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$804
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$964
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$793
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$797
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$926
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$879
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$659
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$624
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$724
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$815
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$895
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$711
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$898
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$854
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$871
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$830
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$516
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$603
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$420
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1056
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$762
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$535
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$616
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1024
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1103
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$885
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$497
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$749
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$703
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$775
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$970