Bangui vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$226	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$1665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	22
😀 Quality of life	6	38
🏙️ Population	889K	951K

The cost of living in Bangui is 57% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8546th and 4564th ($518 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 9268th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Freetown

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	Bangui	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$2835

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Cities near Bangui

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

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498