Bangui vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$226
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
37
😀 Quality of life
6
43
🏙️ Population
889K
2.15M

The cost of living in Bangui is 49% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8546th and 5611th ($518 vs $1012) 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 9268th and 6695th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$8755

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841