Bangui vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$221	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$862
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$345
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$415
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	37
😀 Quality of life	6	45
🏙️ Population	889K	2.15M

The cost of living in Bangui is 48% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5540th ($513 vs $992) 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 9267th and 6578th 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	$2.99	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$6241

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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 Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795