Bangui vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangui	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$209	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$454
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	39
😀 Quality of life	13	61
🏙️ Population	889K	236K

The cost of living in Bangui is 30% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8641st and 7140th ($506 vs $723) 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 9225th and 5784th 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	$3.08	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.85%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.94	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3817	$2568

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$801
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$478
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$477
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$833
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$843
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$490
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$489
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$666
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$601
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$576
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$946
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$567
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$759
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$524
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$699
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1156
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$821
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1209
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$860
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$514
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$590
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$627
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$738
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$533
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$490
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1272
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$494
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$490
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$476
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$938
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$743
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$505
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$533
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$373
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565