Bangui vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$207
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$3220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
7
95
😀 Quality of life
9
95
🏙️ Population
889K
579K

The cost of living in Bangui is 68% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8577th and 3358th ($489 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th in the Central African Republic and Germany, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 9277th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$770
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$462
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$462
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$825
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$804
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$469
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$548
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$467
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$567
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$633
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$616
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$510
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$860
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$264
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$761
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$501
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$436
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1300
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$860
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1242
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$808
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$314
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$561
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1001
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$587
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$683
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$511
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$469
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$990
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$476
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$468
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$241
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$509
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$1034
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$697
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$484
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$510
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$237
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410