Bangui vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$209
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$3165
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
13
95
🏙️ Population
889K
587K

The cost of living in Bangui is 67% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8641st and 3925th ($506 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st 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 0.2 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 3rd in Germany, while ranked 9225th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Essen

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Bangui Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.85%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3817
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$801
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$478
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$477
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$833
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$843
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$490
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$551
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$489
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$666
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$601
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$576
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$531
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$946
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$567
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$759
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$524
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$699
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1156
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$821
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1209
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$860
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$514
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$590
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1133
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$627
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$738
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$533
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$490
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1272
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$494
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$490
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$476
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$531
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$938
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$743
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$505
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$533
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$373
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538