Bangui vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$221	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	7	32
😀 Quality of life	6	56
🏙️ Population	889K	623K

The cost of living in Bangui is 55% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4640th ($513 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the Central African Republic and Greece, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 9267th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Crete

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	Bangui	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$4629

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638