Bangui vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$226	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	39
😀 Quality of life	6	55
🏙️ Population	889K	236K

The cost of living in Bangui is 28% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8546th and 6827th ($518 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Botswana, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 9268th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Gaborone

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	Bangui	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$3828

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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 Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761