Bangui vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2974
🏠 One person rent	$226	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1056
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$1043
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	7	33
😀 Quality of life	6	72
🏙️ Population	889K	623K

The cost of living in Bangui is 56% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8546th and 4641st ($518 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 6th in Greece, while ranked 9268th and 1944th 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	$2.91	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$3592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$3109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$3997

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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 Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612