Bangui vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$221	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	42
😀 Quality of life	6	56
🏙️ Population	889K	2.43M

The cost of living in Bangui is 31% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6696th ($513 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in the Central African Republic and Brazil, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 9267th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Fortaleza

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	Bangui	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$2060

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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 Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588