Bangui vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1819
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$3275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	6	97
🏙️ Population	889K	1.08M

The cost of living in Bangui is 72% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8546th and 2308th ($518 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in the Central African Republic and Germany, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 9268th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Cologne

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	Bangui	Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$16860

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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 Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1593
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1620
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1586
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1580
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1566
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1582
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1530
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1594
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1765
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1578
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1652
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1558
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1531
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1415
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1571
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1453
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1566
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1527
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1548
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1542
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861