Bangui vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$218
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.4
$226
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
38
😀 Quality of life
12
48
🏙️ Population
889K
2.15M

The cost of living in Bangui is 49% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8582nd and 5483rd ($522 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 9253rd and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Harare

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Bangui Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1430
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.46
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.7
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3440
$10145

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$816
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$492
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$494
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$851
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$857
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$504
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$550
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$506
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$668
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$608
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$584
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$543
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$961
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$631
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$750
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$540
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$687
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1254
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$834
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1239
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$876
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$581
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$602
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1163
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$641
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$750
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$932
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$543
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$505
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1344
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$507
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$503
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$535
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$544
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$919
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$745
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$521
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$544
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$386
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899