Bangui vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$225	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$120
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	22
😀 Quality of life	8	29
🏙️ Population	889K	951K

The cost of living in Bangui is 61% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8489th and 4374th ($526 vs $1347) 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 9279th and 8809th 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	$3.12	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$3183

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506