Bangui vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$221	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	23
😀 Quality of life	6	37
🏙️ Population	889K	951K

The cost of living in Bangui is 62% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4063rd ($513 vs $1346) 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 0.9 months in Freetown. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 9267th and 7302nd 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	$2.99	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$2773

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490