Bangui vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$221	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$363
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	29
😀 Quality of life	6	47
🏙️ Population	889K	1.44M

The cost of living in Bangui is 54% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4757th ($513 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Senegal, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 9267th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Dakar

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	Bangui	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$6669

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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 Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916