Bangui vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$226
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
7
95
😀 Quality of life
6
95
🏙️ Population
889K
585K

The cost of living in Bangui is 66% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8546th and 3595th ($518 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st 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 0.8 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 5th in Germany, while ranked 9268th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$9380

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431