Bangui vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$221	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	71
😀 Quality of life	6	62
🏙️ Population	889K	8.44M

The cost of living in Bangui is 21% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7236th ($513 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Vietnam, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 9267th and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Hanoi

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	Bangui	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$12394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393