Bangui vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$221	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	8
😀 Quality of life	6	20
🏙️ Population	889K	604K

The cost of living in Bangui is 10% less expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 8532nd and 8002nd ($513 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Djibouti, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 9267th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Djibouti City

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	Bangui	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$4050

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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 Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003