Bangui vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$225	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$2456
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	6
😀 Quality of life	8	33
🏙️ Population	889K	1.67M

The cost of living in Bangui is 51% less expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 8489th and 5108th ($526 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Guinea, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 2.3 months in Conakry. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 9279th and 8626th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Conakry

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	Bangui	Conakry
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$6.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	10.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$8.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$3.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$6316

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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 Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$999
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$999
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1347
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1021
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1283
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$872
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1281
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$895
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1044
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$536
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$502
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$598
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$541
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$516
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1088
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1084
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1140
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1221
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$508
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1060
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$506
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$630
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$506
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1099
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$514
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$506
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1123